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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Zlatko Pflaum, Domzale, SI;
Assignee:
LEK Pharmaceuticals d.d., Ljubljana, SI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/702 ; A01N 3/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/702 ; A01N 3/702 ;
Abstract
A crystalline form of the sodium salt of pravastatin, which is known by the chemical name 1-naphthaleneheptanoic acid, 1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-&bgr;, &dgr;,6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-, mono sodium salt, which is useful as a pharmaceutical substance. A method for its preparation and isolation, a pharmaceutical formulation containing the sodium salt of pravastatin in the crystalline form and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the pharmaceutical method of treatment are also disclosed.