Patent ID: 8658216

Claim:
A process for the preparation of a stable oral benzimidazole composition, the process comprising the steps of: a. preparing a benzimidazole core formed by dispersing one or more amorphous benzimidazole compounds and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable additives in an aqueous or hydroalcoholic medium to obtain a dispersion and spraying the dispersion on to a pharmaceutically acceptable inert carrier at a bed temperature of less than about 50° C. for a total spraying time of less than about 24 hrs; b. coating the core of step (a) with a separating layer; and c. coating the product of step (b) with an enteric coating, wherein the composition contains less than about 30% by weight of crystalline benzimidazole after storage at 40° C. and 75% relative humidity for 3 months.