Abstract: A solid preparation soluble in the buccal cavity, which is composed of a sugar comprising lactose and/or mannitol and 0.1-1.2 w/w%, based on the sugar, of agar and an active ingredient and has a density of 400 to 1,000 mg/ml and such a strength as to withstand the handling in the manufacture thereof. It has such a sufficient practical solubility in the buccal cavity that even the aged or children having difficulty in swallowing a solid preparation, such as a tablet, can take it. It has an exceedingly high strength as compared with conventional open matrix structures and hence can withstand satisfactorily carrying and PTP packaging.