The FDA has issued a nationwide recall of Atorvastatin Calcium, the generic form of Lipitor, due to some pills potentially failing to dissolve properly, which could reduce their effectiveness in lowering cholesterol.

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of more than 140,000 bottles of Atorvastatin Calcium, a generic variant of Lipitor.Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey started the recall on September 19,

The FDA recalls over 140,000 bottles of Atorvastatin after failed quality tests. Find out which products are affected and what patients should do next.

It’s easy to put a bottle of prescription pills in the medicine cabinet and forget about what's on the label — until something like a recall jolts you into paying attention. Yet medication and medical device recalls happen fairly often.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A popular and widely-used medicine was recalled because it may not be as effective as advertised. The Food and Drug Administration announced on October 10 that 141,984 bottles of generic brand Atorvastatin Calcium tablets were recalled because they may not work as well as intended due to "failed dissolution specifications."