IMPROVED PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING AN HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to the formulation of solid dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and especially Atorvastatin or Fluvastatin or salts thereof, in combination with colloidal clay such as Attapulgite, and a process for the preparation thereof by direct compression.