Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition for application to a veterinary pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, by a film coating method, comprising a powder appetising material a binder and a solvent. The invention further relates to a coating method by film coating of a solid veterinary pharmaceutical for oral administration and appetising medicaments for animals comprising a veterinary pharmaceutical composition and an appetising coating arranged around said composition, comprising an appetising material and a binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiparticulate tablet with improved gastro-protection comprising at least a pharmaceutically active substance in the form of enteric coated particles, and a mixture of tableting excipients, wherein the said mixture of excipients comprising xylitol and/or maltitol, each in a directly compressible form, a disintegrating agent, a lubricant and at least one other diluent and the ratio of a) the xylitol and/or the maltitol to b) the other diluent(s) is less than 5/95 (weight/weight) and the result of the “test of integrity of the film” is greater than 95%, preferably greater than 97% and more preferably still greater than 99% and the result of the “release test” is greater than 90%, preferably greater than 95%. According to one embodiment of the invention, the active substance is omeprazole or esomeprazole. According to another embodiment the tablet is a disintegratable tablet, which disintegrate in the mouth with or without chewing.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a coating composition for application to a solid veterinary pharmaceutical composition for oral administration for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiac insufficiency in animals, by a method of film coating comprising a powder appetizing material, a binder and a solvent. The invention further relates to a coating method by film coating of solid veterinary pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiac insufficiency in animals and appetizing medicaments for animals comprising a solid veterinary pharmaceutical composition for oral administration for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiac insufficiency in animals made from pimobendan and an appetizing coating arranged around said composition comprising an appetizing material and a binder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition for application to a veterinary pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, by a film coating method, comprising a powder appetising material a binder and a solvent. The invention further relates to a coating method by film coating of a solid veterinary pharmaceutical for oral administration and appetising medicaments for animals comprising a veterinary pharmaceutical composition and an appetising coating arranged around said composition, comprising an appetising material and a binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiparticulate tablet with improved gastro-protection comprising at least a pharmaceutically active substance in the form of enteric coated particles, and a mixture of tableting excipients, wherein the said mixture of excipients comprising xylitol and/or maltitol, each in a directly compressible form, a disintegrating agent, a lubricant and at least one other diluent and the ratio of a) the xylitol and/or the maltitol to b) the other diluent(s) is less than 5/95 (weight/weight) and the result of the “test of integrity of the film” is greater than 95%, preferably greater than 97% and more preferably still greater than 99% and the result of the “release test” is greater than 90%, preferably greater than 95%. According to one embodiment of the invention, the active substance is omeprazole or esomeprazole. According to another embodiment the tablet is a disintegratable tablet, which disintegrate in the mouth with or without chewing.