A STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ACID LABILE DRUG

摘要

The present invention provides a stable pharmaceutical composition of an acid labile drug such as a pharmaceutically active substituted benzimidazole compound, comprising: a) an inner core coated with the acid labile drug; b) a first intermediate coating devoid of an alkaline stabilizing agent and the benzimidazole compound; c) a second intermediate coating comprising an alkaline stabilizing agent; and, d) an outer enteric layer. The present invention also provides a method of preparing the same.