SPL Set ID: 26b5e5e8-45cd-4a98-9af4-2d04c1130881
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Pitavastatin tablets for oral use are an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. The chemical name for pitavastatin is (+)Monocalcium bis [(3R,5S,6E)-7-[2-cyclopropyl- 4-(4- fluorophenyl)-3-quinolyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoate]. The structural formula is: The molecular formula for pitavastatin is (C 25 H 23 FNO 4 ) 2. Ca and the molecular weight is 880.98. Pitavastatin is odorless and occurs as off-white to pale yellow color powder. It is freely soluble in pyridine, chloroform, dilute hydrochloric acid, and tetrahydrofuran, soluble in ethylene glycol, sparingly soluble in octanol, slightly soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in water or ethanol, and practically insoluble in acetonitrile or diethyl ether. Pitavastatin is hygroscopic and slightly unstable in light. Each film-coated tablet of pitavastatin contains 1 mg, 2 mg, or 4 mg of pitavastatin, which is equivalent to 1.045 mg, 2.090 mg, or 4.180 mg, respectively, of pitavastatin calcium and the following inactive ingredients: hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium oxide, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80 and titanium dioxide. pitavastatin Structural Formula