RiteMED Atorvastatin Description

RiteMED Atorvastatin 10 mg Film-coated Tablet: White to off-white, film-coated, capsule shaped tablets debossed with "RX12" on one side and a score-line on the other side.
RiteMED Atorvastatin 20 mg Film-coated Tablet: White to off-white, film-coated, capsule shaped tablets debossed with "RX828" on one side and a score-line on the other side.
RiteMED Atorvastatin 40 mg Film-coated Tablet: White to off-white, film-coated, oval shaped tablets debossed with "RX829" on one side and a score-line on the other side.
Each film-coated tablet contains: Atorvastatin (as calcium) 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg.
RiteMED Atorvastatin tablets contain atorvastatin calcium. Atorvastatin is a synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Atorvastatin is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methyglutarylcoenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, an early and rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis. It is chemically designated as [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-B,δ-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid calcium salt (2:1). The molecular formula of atorvastatin calcium is (C₃₃H₃₄FN₂O₅)₂Ca and molecular weight is 1155.36.