Abstract: A coating composition comprising sodium alginate and plasticizer, optionally detackifying agents, opacifers and colorants. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to a pharmaceutical and veterinary tablet, caplets, pellets, granules, neutraceuticals, food, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers and pesticide tablets and provides an elegant, glossy, prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are dry film coating compositions comprising of tribasic calcium phosphate as one of the essential ingredient along with other commonly used polymers, plasticizers, excipients like suspending agents, pigments, lubricants, glidents, opacifiers, flavours, sweetener etc. for use in coating of pharmaceutical tablets, nutritional supplements, food products, confectionery, agricultural seeds and the like The invention further discloses method for coating a substrate using the invented coating composition.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising sodium alginate and plasticizer, optionally detackifying agents, opacifers and colorants. The coating composition of the present invention may be applied to a pharmaceutical and veterinary tablet, caplets, pellets, granules, neutraceuticals, food, confectionery, seeds, animal feed, fertilizers and pesticide tablets and provides an elegant, glossy, prompt release coating which does not retard the release of active ingredients from the coated substrate.

Abstract: An effervescent pharmaceutical composition for oral use in the treatment of a condition mediated through histamine H.sub.2 receptors contains a therapeutically effective amount of ranitidine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, about 25-70% by weight of disodium citrate, and about 20-50% by weight of sodium bicarbonate. Optionally, the effervescent composition may also Include about 0.5-25% by weight of an edible organic acid such as fumaric acid. Preferably, the effervescent composition is in the form of a tablet. Additional excipients for the effervescent composition include about 2-10% by weight of glycine, a flavoring agent, a sweetening agent, a binding agent, and/or a lubricant.