| abstract |
There is described a solid pharmaceutical preparation for oral administration which produces high and long-lasting blood and tissue levels, containing 9-deoxo-11-deoxy-9,11-[imino[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethylidene]oxy]-(9S)- erythromycin as active substance, in which the active substance must be intimately mixed with a basic excipient in a ratio of 1 mol of active substance to at least 2 gram-equivalents of basic excipient, and the preparations are coated with a gastric juice-resistant lacquer which is soluble in a pH range of between 5.5 and 6.8, and processes for preparing them. The solid pharmaceutical preparations include tablets, pellets or granules and a syrup can be produced from the latter. |