Does Your Lipitor Smell Funny? Check the Bottle

RECALLS -- October 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM EDT

Does Your Lipitor Smell Funny? Check the Bottle

If you are one of the millions who take Pfizer's heart drug Lipitor and happen to have one of the unlucky 90 count bottles of the 40mg pills (pictured right) you may notice an odd, musty odor. Pfizer says to return it to your pharmacist immediately. The company says the problem is with the bottles, and they are working with the bottle manufacturers to correct the issue. The issue, Pfizer says is limited to batch numbers

0855020
0819020
0842020
0843020
0854020.

For more information you can contact the Pfizer medical line: 800-438-1985

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