Baycol Ingredients and Composition
Baycol Information
Baycol Ingredients and Composition
Cerivastatin sodium, the active ingredient in Baycol, is sodium [S-[ R*, S'-( E)] -7-[ 4-( 4-b fluorophenyl)-5-methoxymethyl)- 2,6bis( l-met ylethyl) 3-pyridinyll-3,5-dihydroxy+ heptenoate. The empirical formula for cerivastatin sodium is C26H33FN05Na and its molecular weight is 481.5.
Cerivastatin sodium is a white to off-white hygroscopic amorphous powder that is soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol, and very slightly soluble in acetone.
Cerivastatin sodium (Baycol) is an entirety synthetic, enantiomeritally pure inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutatyl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. HMG-CoA reductase catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is an early and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of cholesterol.
Baycol (cerivastatin sodium tablets) is supplied as tablets containing 0.2 or 0.4 mg of cerivastatin sodium, for oral administration.
Active Ingredient: cerivastatin sodium.
Inactive Ingredients:
- mannitol
- magnesium stearate
- sodium hydroxide
- crospovidone
- povidone
- iron oxide yellow
- methylhydroxypropylcellulose
- polyethylene glycol
- titanium dioxide
