| abstract |
A process for producing microcapsules with an adhesive coating layer which comprises forming a slurry of microcapsules in a medium selected from water, one or more organic solvents or a mixture thereof by a coacervation method, adding powders of a pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic compound which is insoluble in the medium to the slurry, so that the inorganic compound adheres to substantially the overall surface of the adhesive coating layer, and separating the microcapsules from the medium. |