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“She was just lying there, lifeless”

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“She was just lying there, lifeless”

It’s still a few days before Christmas as medical workers lead 7-year-old Jessa Milender from the hospital wards. The normally bubbly child is limp, face down on a medical gurney. She is being admitted after an overdose on her mother’s GLP-1 medication. “She couldn’t walk because of the exhaustion and the severe pain,” said Melissa … Read more

Atorvastatin recall could affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s problems inspecting drugs manufactured overseas

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Atorvastatin recall could affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s problems inspecting drugs manufactured overseas

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor. Both generic atorvastatin and brand name Lipitor contain the same active ingredient, atorvastatin calcium, and are considered bioequivalent by the … Read more