14 Ocak 2014 Salı

Packaging Defect Leads Merck To Recall All Tons of Liptruzet In US

Merck Merck said right now that it was recalling all plenty of Liptruzet, its mixture of the cholesterol-reducing drugs ezetimibe and atorvastatin, in the US. The company said the recall was due to a packaging defect which could probably enable air and moisture to impact the high quality of the drug, however the company said “the probability of the packaging defects decreasing the effectiveness of Liptruzet on a patient’s lipid profile or negatively impacting the safety of the product is remote.” To date there have been no adverse occasions or item complaints reported to the organization.


Merck is recalling the drug from US wholesalers but is not asking patients or pharmacies to return their stock. The company stated that patients may continue taking the capsules currently in their possession.


Right now action will deplete the recent supply of the drug in the US, the organization said. The firm mentioned it will resupply the drug “as quickly as attainable.” Each substances of Liptruzet, atorvastatin and ezetibie, are offered in generic form from numerous makers.



Packaging Defect Leads Merck To Recall All Tons of Liptruzet In US

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