Abstract: Penicillin preparation for rectal administration containing benzylpenicillin and sodium lauryl sulphate in a hard gelatin capsule.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical oral multiple-units composition with controlled release, in which the individual units are coated units of an active substance, e.g. potassium chloride, which is subject to controlled release in consequence of the units being coated with a substantially water-insoluble, but with a water-diffusable coating, is prepared by applying on units comprising the active substance, a film-forming coating mixture comprising a solvent, a film-forming substance dissolved in the solvent and a hydrophobic substance, such as a wax, e.g. a paraffin wax, the film coating mixture being applied at a temperature higher than the melting point of the hydrophobic substance. The application is preferably performed in a fluidized bed.

Abstract: A sugarless chewing gum composition of improved quality is prepared from an ordinary chewing gum base, using sorbitol as a sweetener. According to the invention 75-100% of the sorbitol is used in the form of a highly evaporated sorbitol syrup, containing gluconic acid or a water-soluble salt of such acid, preferably in the ratio of 2-12 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of sorbitol.

Abstract: A controlled release multiple-units drug dose is described, which comprises a tablet or a capsule enclosing a plurality of subunits, each containing a therapeutically active agent and being enclosed in an insoluble membrane allowing for diffusion of the juices of the gastrointestinal tract, at least some of the subunits being of increased specific weight as compared with the specific weight of the active agent.