FIELD: medicine, pharmacy.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicaments, namely, to a pharmaceutical composition used in treatment of hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia. Pharmaceutical composition comprises micronized atorvastatin calcium and a substance for correcting pH value taken in the amount providing in dissolving this composition in 900 ml of aqueous medium with pH 3 increasing pH of indicated medium to a value as equal or exceeding pKa + 1 for atorvastatin calcium. Also, invention relates to a method for preparing indicated pharmaceutical composition and its using in treatment of hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia. Invention provides enhancing bioavailability of atorvastatin based on increasing its solubility in aqueous media.
EFFECT: improved and valuable pharmaceutical properties of medicament.
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Dates
2007-02-20—Published
2002-03-13—Filed