Abstract: A compression formed preparation that rapidly disintegrates in the mouth or in an aqueous solvent, which imparts an excellent feeling during administration, and maintains a suitable hardness required for handling such as distribution and the like, and a method for manufacturing the compression formed preparation. The present invention provides a rapidly disintegrating compression formed preparation comprising one or more compounds selected from gluconolactones and pullulans added to the pharmaceutical base. The pharmaceutical base is preferably a saccharide and particularly preferably a sugar alcohol and starch syrup. The compression formed preparation is prepared by compressing granules obtained by granulation of particles comprising preparation assistants in addition to the pharmaceutical base in a solution of gluconolactone or pullulan dissolved in an aqueous solvent or together with gluconolactone or pullulan in an aqueous solvent.