UPDATED 13:17 PM EST, November 30, 2012
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has halted production of generic cholesterol drug Lipitor while it investigates how tiny glass particles got into dozens of batches of the drug that were recalled in November.
The Food and Drug Administration says Ranbaxy won't resume manufacturing generic Lipitor, or atorvastatin, until it determines the problem's cause and fixes it.




