摘要 |
The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of the sodium salt of pravastatin having a specifica X-ray diffraction pattern, which is known by the chemical name 1-naphthaleneheptanoid acid, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 8a-hexahydro- beta , delta , 6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8 (2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-, mono sodium salt, which is useful as a pharmaceutical substance, to the method for its production and isolation, to a pharmaceutical formulation containing the crystalline form of the sodium salt of pravastatin and a pharmaceutical method of treatment. The novel crystalline form of the sodium salt of pravastatin is useful in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia.
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