Figure 1.
Overview of atorvastatin metabolism. The production of hydroxylated metabolites is catalyzed by cytochrome P450 3A isoenzymes. (CYP3A). The acid and the lactone forms of the parent drug and the metabolites are in equilibrium in serum.
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