U.S. FDA Says Agency Hasn’t Approved Ranbaxy’s Generic Lipitor
By Anna Edney -
2011-12-01T00:33:15Z
The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RBXY)’s generic version of Pfizer Inc. (PFE)’s $10.7 billion Lipitor cholesterol pill, Sandy Walsh, a spokeswoman for the agency, said.
An FDA vendor made a mistake and a statement from the agency announcing the approval of Ranbaxy’s generic drug was distributed in error, Walsh said in an e-mail.
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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Adriel Bettelheim at abettelheim@bloomberg.net.
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