Over 140,000 bottles of popular cholesterol drug recalled

Federal health officials are advising consumers that more than 140,000 bottles of cholesterol medication are being recalled due to "failed dissolution specifications."Several bottle sizes of Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets, 10-mg (Prescription Only), a medicine used to lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, are impacted by the recall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an enforcement report.Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets are the generic form of Lipitor and is a medicine from a group called statins. It works by blocking an enzyme in the liver that th