| abstract |
The invention relates to a new process for the synthesis of amorphous atorvastatin calcium, which consists of dissolving the salt of the formula (I) of atorvastatin acid formed with a basic amino acid (I); in a mixture of water and a water miscible organic solvent, adding an aqueous solution of a water soluble calcium salt to the solution and isolating the so obtained entirely amorphous atorvastatin calcium of high purity by filtration. |