An oral pharmaceutical composition suitable for chewing, sucking, or buccal dissolution comprising a shell encapsulating a matrix, the shell comprising: (a) about 20% to about 60% of one or more film-forming polymers, comprising gelatin, partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed gelatin, or combinations thereof; (b) about 30% to about 70% of one or more plasticizers comprising glycerol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, or combinations thereof; (c) about 0.5% to about 2% of one or more polymer modifiers comprising citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, or combinations thereof; (d) about 0.1% to about 5% of one or more first sweeteners comprising sucralose, aspartame, stevia, acesulfame potassium, xylitol, or combinations thereof; and (e) about 10% to about 40% of water; and a matrix comprising: (f) about 30% to about 95% of one or more hydrophilic vehicles comprising polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, glycerol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (g) about 0.05% to about 5% of one or more second sweeteners comprising thaumatin, glycyrrhizic acid salts, acesulfame potassium, acesulfame salts, sucralose, aspartame, stevia, mannitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (h) about 0.01% to about 6% of one or more flavors comprising citric acid, lactic acid, sodium citrate, orange flavor, eucalyptol, peppermint oil, methyl salicylate, glycine, or combinations thereof; (i) about 1% to about 20% of water; and (j) about 0.05% to about 60% of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. the shell comprising: (a) about 20% to about 60% of one or more film-forming polymers, comprising gelatin, partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed gelatin, or combinations thereof; (b) about 30% to about 70% of one or more plasticizers comprising glycerol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, or combinations thereof; (c) about 0.5% to about 2% of one or more polymer modifiers comprising citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, or combinations thereof; (d) about 0.1% to about 5% of one or more first sweeteners comprising sucralose, aspartame, stevia, acesulfame potassium, xylitol, or combinations thereof; and (e) about 10% to about 40% of water; and (a) about 20% to about 60% of one or more film-forming polymers, comprising gelatin, partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed gelatin, or combinations thereof; (b) about 30% to about 70% of one or more plasticizers comprising glycerol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, or combinations thereof; (c) about 0.5% to about 2% of one or more polymer modifiers comprising citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, or combinations thereof; (d) about 0.1% to about 5% of one or more first sweeteners comprising sucralose, aspartame, stevia, acesulfame potassium, xylitol, or combinations thereof; and (e) about 10% to about 40% of water; and a matrix comprising: (f) about 30% to about 95% of one or more hydrophilic vehicles comprising polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, glycerol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (g) about 0.05% to about 5% of one or more second sweeteners comprising thaumatin, glycyrrhizic acid salts, acesulfame potassium, acesulfame salts, sucralose, aspartame, stevia, mannitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (h) about 0.01% to about 6% of one or more flavors comprising citric acid, lactic acid, sodium citrate, orange flavor, eucalyptol, peppermint oil, methyl salicylate, glycine, or combinations thereof; (i) about 1% to about 20% of water; and (j) about 0.05% to about 60% of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. (f) about 30% to about 95% of one or more hydrophilic vehicles comprising polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, glycerol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (g) about 0.05% to about 5% of one or more second sweeteners comprising thaumatin, glycyrrhizic acid salts, acesulfame potassium, acesulfame salts, sucralose, aspartame, stevia, mannitol, maltitol, xylitol or combinations thereof; (h) about 0.01% to about 6% of one or more flavors comprising citric acid, lactic acid, sodium citrate, orange flavor, eucalyptol, peppermint oil, methyl salicylate, glycine, or combinations thereof; (i) about 1% to about 20% of water; and (j) about 0.05% to about 60% of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients.