Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of microcapsules ensuring direct tablet compression of a drug and rapid release of the drug as active ingredient from the tablets, which comprises microencapsulating the crystal granules of cyclohexane-insoluble active ingredients with a particle size of at most 1000 .mu.m, preferably smaller than 60 .mu.m and particularly preferably smaller than 30 .mu.m, in cyclohexane medium with ethylcellulose taken in an amount of 1:30 to 1:5, preferably 1:20 to 1:10, in relation to the core material, if desired, in the presence of 0.001 to 1.0% by weight/volume, preferably 0.01 to 0.05% by weight/volume, of an anionic surface-active agent; or post-treating the drug granules microencapsulated with ethylcellulose by a cyclohexane-dissolved surface-active agent taken in an amount of 0.001 to 1.0% by weight/volume, preferably 0.1 to 0.5% by weight/volume, in relation to cyclohexane.

Abstract: The invention relates to synergistically active veterinary compositions useful particularly for the treatment of mastitis and metritis. The invention further relates to a process for preparing these compositions. The compositions according to the invention comprise, based on 1 part by weight of 6,9,18-tris(2-aminoethyl) -15-benzyl-21-[.sup.- 2,8-bis(2-aminoethyl)-5-(1-hydroxyethyl) -15-methyl-4,7,10-trioxo-3,6,9-triazaheptadecanamido]-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1 2-isobutyl-1,4,7,10,13,16,19-heptaazacyclotricosane-2, 5,8,11,14,17,20-heptaone or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, 1 to 1000 parts by weight of 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-diphenylmethyl-1H-imidazole or 1 to 400 parts by weight of 2-methyl-5,7-dichloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, respectively, optionally in admixture with carriers and/or additives commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Abstract: The invention relates to weight gain-increasing compositions, particularly fodder supplement, premix, drinking water supplement, bolus and/or microcapsule containing 0.001 to 90% by weight of 1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(tertiary butylamino)-ethanol or a physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof as active ingredient in admixture with inert solid and/or liquid carrier(s).

Abstract: The compounds of the general Formula I ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each stands for hydrogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy-C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.2-6 alkenyloxy or phenyl-(C.sub.1-3 alkoxy), or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form C.sub.1-2 alkylenedioxy; with the proviso that at least one of symbols R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is other than hydrogen and with the further proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can not represent 3,4-dimethoxy substitution) andtheir pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts exhibit useful analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-anginal and antioxidant effect.

Abstract: The invention relates to a synergistic veterinary composition and/or a fodder premix useful for preventing or curing bacterial, fungal and protozoic infection particularly occurring at poultry species. Furthermore the invention relates to a process for preparing same. The composition or premix contains 1 to 100 parts by mass of 2,4-diamino-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine and/or 1 to 100 parts by mass of 2,4-diamino-5-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine as well as 1 to 100 parts by mass of 2,6-dimethoxy-4-sulfanilamidopyrimidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and 1 to 100 parts by mass of 8-hydroxyquinoline or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof optionally in admixture with carrier(s) and/or additive(s) commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry or for the preparation of premixes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of sustained release solid pharmaceutical compositions having an active ingredient content of at least 80% and possessing a structure which loosens in aqueous medium but does not disintegrate to discrete particles within 4 hours which comprises coating the particles of the active ingredient in a liquid medium with a water insoluble polymer--preferably with an ethyl cellulose polymer film--and thereafter admixing the coated crystals with at least one disintegrating agent being capable of swelling in aqueous medium and other auxiliary agents conventionally used in pharmaceutical industry and pressing the mixture into tablets.The advantage of the process of the present invention is that it is readily feasible with a very wide range of active ingredients and provides sustained release tablets having a high active ingredient content.