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Pitavastatin tablets for oral use are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. The chemical name for pitavastatin calcium is monocalcium bis [(3 R ,5S,6E)-7-[2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-quinolinyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoate]. The structural formula is: The molecular formula for pitavastatin calcium is C 50 H 46 CaF 2 N 2 O 8 and the molecular weight is 880.98. Pitavastatin calcium is a white to pale yellow crystalline powder. It is slightly soluble in methanol. Pitavastatin calcium is slightly 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: colloidal anhydrous silica, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, sodium carbonate anhydrous, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. pitavastatinstructure