Abstract: Raloxifene acid addition salts or solvates thereof, having improved dissolution properties in media comprising hydrochloric acid are described, compared with similar preparations based on raloxifene or raloxifene hydrochloride. The disclosed acid addition salts or solvates thereof show an improved bioavailability in media comprising hydrochloric acid, such as the gastric juice. The acid addition salts or solvates thereof are addition salts or solvates of raloxifene and a pharmaceutical acceptable acid selected among succinic acid, lactic acid, malonic acid or sulphuric acid. Further, crystalline forms of the raloxifene salts and solvates thereof are disclosed. The raloxifene acid addition salts and/or solvates thereof are useful for the preparation of pharmaceutical composition for oral administration capable of fast and reliable release of the active ingredients in the stomach of the patient, in particular for the treatment of cancer or osteoporosis, or for inhibiting cartilage degradation.

Abstract: Raloxifene acid addition salts or solvates thereof, having improved dissolution properties in media comprising hydrochloric acid are described, compared with similar preparations based on raloxifene or raloxifene hydrochloride. The disclosed acid addition salts or solvates thereof show an improved bioavailability in media comprising hydrochloric acid, such as the gastric juice. The acid addition salts or solvates thereof are addition salts or solvates of raloxifene and a pharmaceutical acceptable acid selected among succinic acid, lactic acid, malonic acid or sulphuric acid. Further, crystalline forms of the raloxifene salts and solvates thereof are disclosed. The raloxifene acid addition salts and/or solvates thereof are useful for the preparation of pharmaceutical composition for oral administration capable of fast and reliable release of the active ingredients in the stomach of the patient, in particular for the treatment of cancer or osteoporosis, or for inhibiting cartilage degradation.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical tablets containing crystalline paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate are prepared using a process comprising an initial wet granulation process in which an aqueous granulation liquid is added to a mixture of said anhydrate an excipients under high-shear conditions and the thus obtained wet granules are dried using a fluidized bed technique to obtain a water activity within a specified range, after which the dried granules after addition of further adjuvants are compressed into stable tablets each having an identical composition.

Abstract: Oral pharmaceutical formulation comprising granules having an inert core coated with a layer, comprising a 2-[[(2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]benzimidazole having anti-ulcer activity, a disintegrant and a surfactant in a matrix of a melt coating substance essentially consisting of one or more esters of glycerol and fatty acids, a separating layer and an enteric coating layer, and a process for the preparation of such formulation using a melt coating technique for the preparation of the benzimidazole containing layer.