The present invention relates to a flupirtine-containing lyophilisate, the use of this lyophilisate to produce a pharmaceutical composition to be parenterally applied, a procedure to produce a flupirtine-containing pharmaceutical composition to be parenterally applied, and a procedure to produce the flupirtine-containing lyophilisate as well as the flupirtine-containing pharmaceutical composition produced using the lyophilisate. For this purpose a lyophilisate is provided which contains the active ingredient flupirtine in the form of a physiologically tolerated salt, which has a solubility in water of at least 2.5 mg/ml, preferably at least 5 mg/ml, especially preferably at least 10 mg/ml, and contains one or more cyclodextrins or cyclodextrin derivatives, and which may be used to produce a pharmaceutical composition to be parenterally applied.
