Abstract: A pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for delivery of an agent to an intestinal site has one or more active agent regions having an active agent to be delivered to the intestinal site, one or more drying agent regions having at least one drying agent therein capable of drying an area about the intestinal site, the one or more drying agent regions being separate from the one or more active agent regions, and a protective coating at least partially covering a surface of the form. The dosage form has a fluid uptake capacity as measured for the entire dosage form when immersed in a fluid media according to a Dosage Form Fluid Uptake Assay of at least about 20 g fluid per dosage form.