Abstract: The present invention describes in an embodiment a coating composition which contains in a film coating an active pharmaceutical ingredient, which is defined by a low water solubility of about 10 mg/ml or lower as measured in water at 20° C. at about pH 7, or which is defined by presenting a dispersed state when placed in water at 20° C. at about pH 7, and a co-polymer of polyvinyl alcohol with polyethylene glycol. Preferably the active pharmaceutical ingredient has been applied dispersed in an aqueous coating vehicle onto a core which optionally comprises a same or different active pharmaceutical ingredient.