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Review Article

Critical Review on the Analytical Techniques for the Determination of the Oldest Statin—Atorvastatin—in Bulk, Pharmaceutical Formulations and Biological Fluids

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Pages 538-555 | Published online: 12 Jul 2017
 

ABSTRACT

Statins are a group of medicines that can help to lower the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol “bad cholesterol” in the blood. Having a high level of LDL cholesterol is potentially dangerous, as it can lead to a hardening and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), atorvastatin is one of the oldest member of the statin family and is used in the treatment of dyslipidemia and the prevention of CVD. Atorvastatin was first made in August 1985 and from 1996 to 2012 under the trade name Lipitor, atorvastatin became the world's best-selling drug. Numerous analytical methodologies are available for the quantification of atorvastatin and its content in pharmaceutical preparations and in biological fluids.

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