THE INVENTION RELATES TO CRYSTAL FORMS OF ALISKIREN HEMIFUMARATE VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS RELATED THERETO, E.G. PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CRYSTAL FORMS, PHARMACEUTICAL USES AND THE LIKE. THE CRYSTAL FORMS HAVE PARTICULARLY ADVANTAGEOUS PROPERTIES E.G. USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BLOOD-PRESSURE LOWERING PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS AND THE LIKE.