Tens of thousands of cholesterol medication bottles are being recalled nationwide due to manufacturing issues that could reduce drug potency and effectiveness.

The recall involves tens of thousands of bottles distributed nationwide.

WASHINGTON — Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have recalled at least 140,000 bottles of a generic cholesterol medication because the tablets may not properly ...

Here’s a list of impacted products.

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