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Pitavastatin tablets for oral use is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. The chemical name for pitavastatin is (+)monocalcium bis{(3R,5S,6 E )-7-[2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinolin-3-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoate} pentahydrate. The structural formula is: The molecular formula for pitavastatin is C 50 H 46 CaF 2 N 2 O 8 ∙ 5H 2 O and the molecular weight is 971.06 g/mol. Pitavastatin is odorless and occurs as white to off-white powder. It is freely soluble in tetrahydrofuran, soluble in ethylene glycol, sparingly soluble in dimethyl sulphoxide and in 50 % aqueous acetonitrile, slightly soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in water and in ethanol (96%), and insoluble in 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, 2.09 mg, or 4.18 mg, respectively, of pitavastatin calcium and the following inactive ingredients: hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium aluminometasilicate, and magnesium stearate. The film-coating contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, and triethyl citrate. 1