(NEXSTAR) – More than 140,000 bottles of a popular drug prescribed to reduce cholesterol have been recalled for a defect that could make the medication less effective. Ascend Laboratories, LLC, a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company, first initiated its recall of the atorvastatin calcium tablets on Sept. 19. In October it became a “Class II” recall, meaning health officials believe the use of the recalled product could cause some temporary or…