January 14th, 2014
All Lots of Liptruzet In U.S. Recalled Over Packaging Defect
Larry Husten, PHD
Merck said today that it was recalling all lots of Liptruzet, its combination of the cholesterol-lowering drugs ezetimibe and atorvastatin, in the U.S. The company said the recall was due to a packaging defect that could potentially allow air and moisture to affect the quality of the drug, although “the likelihood of the packaging defects decreasing the […]
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