Over 140,000 bottles of a prescription statin have been recalled due to "failed dissolution specifications," according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement report .

Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey pulled Atorvastatin Calcium, a drug sold as a generic version of Lipitor, that were manufactured by Alkem Laboratories of India and distributed nationwide. The recall, issued on Sept. 19, covers tablets packaged in 90-count, 500-count and 1,000-count bottles with expiration dates as late as February 2027.

Statins are the drugs of choice in treating high cholesterol and preventing or reducing heart disease, according to a 2023 study from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Dr. Tamanna Singh of the Cleveland Clinic said "about 39 million adult Americans" are

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