General Information
Atorvastatin Calcium is a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a type of statin. Also called Lipitor.
About the API
Systematic name
(3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-5-(propan-2-yl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid
Trade name(s)
Lipitor
Technology
Synthetic
Molecular Formula
C33H35FN2O5
Molecular Weight
558.6398 g/mol
Therapeutic category
Lipid lowering
Available formulations
Oral Solid
Regulations
Canada DMF
CEP
EU DMF
Korea DMF
Other
US DMF