Amorphous Atorvastatin Calcium

Dr. Reddy Laboratories Limited
Withdrawn App No 1377/CHE/2005 Chemical

Patent information

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Application number
1377/CHE/2005
Filing date
28 September 2005
Status
Withdrawn
Publication number
40/2007
Publication type
INA
Invention field
Chemical

Abstract

Amorphous atorvastain calcium having an enhanced stability contains about 2 to about 8 percent by weight water. A process preparing the amorphous atorvastatin calcium and a packaging system for maintaining the stability are described.

Applicants

2
India
DR. REDDY LABORATORIES LIMITED 7-1-27, AMEERPET, HYDERABAD ANDHRA PRADESH INDIA-500 016
U.S.A.
DR. REDDY LABORATORIES INC., 20, SOMERSET CORPORATE, BOULEVARD, SEVENTH FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSERY-08807 USA

Inventors

4
India
GUDIPATI SRINIVASULUH.NO:15-21-107 BALLAJINAGAR KUKKATPALLY, HYDERABAD ANDHRAPREDESH
India
KATKAM SRINIVASH.NO.13-1/32/3 SAI PURI COLONY, MALKAJGIRI, SECUNDARABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH
India
KOMATI SATYANARAYANAH.NO:5-105/1 VENKATRAMANNA COLONY NEAR BHEL HYDERABAD, ANDHRAPRADESH
India
KUDAVALLI JAYA SATYANNNARAYANNA2ND WARD, TADEPALLIGUDEM, WEST GODDHAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PREDESH

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INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION The invention relates to a stable amorphous form of atorvastatin calcium and to packaging procedures that maintain stability of the compound during storage. Atorvastatin calcium is a drug compound that is used as a lipid-lowering agent, for treating hypercholestrolemia. The compound has the chemical name [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-/ff,