Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing the active substance atorvastatin in the form of oblong-shaped tablets with the length of 5 to 22 mm and the width of 2 to 11 mm or round tablets with the diameter of 3 to 16 mm, the core of which is constituted of compressed granulate and contains: i. Atorvastatin and/or at least one physiologically acceptable salt thereof in the quantity of 5 to 10% by weight, related to pure atorvastatin; ii. An organic or inorganic base selected from meglumine or an alkali metal hydroxide or their combination in the quantity of 0.01 to 7% by weight; iii. A pharmaceutically acceptable filler in the quantity of 20 to 90% by weight; iv. A disintegrant in the quantity of 0.5 to 50% by weight; provided with a coat that makes up 1 to 15% of the weight of the core, the selected base being uniformly distributed in the tablet core by means of spraying the same on the solid mixture in the granule production process.