Drug major Ranbaxy on Friday said it is recalling its generic version of cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor from the US market leading to temporary disruption in the supply.
Ranbaxy, however, neither specified the reason for the recall nor the facility from where the recalled products are manufactured.
"The investigation with regard to the same... is expected to be completed within two weeks and thereafter the company expects to resume supplies," it added.
Shares of the company fell by 3.27 per cent to close at Rs 495.95 on the BSE.
The Gurgaon-headquartered firm supplies the generic version of Lipitor to the US market from its two facilities - New Brunswick based Ohm Laboratories and Mohali plant in India.
According to sources close to the development, Ranbaxy has recalled a particular batch consisting of 10mg, 20mg and 40mg tablets from the US market.
Ranbaxy had launched generic Atorvastatin in the US market in December last year after the USFDA gave final approval to market its generic version of Lipitor produced at Ohm Laboratories facility in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Ohm Laboratories is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy. In April this year, the company started commencement of shipping of
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