Patent ID: 8865219

Claim:
A coated granule formed by coating a granule with a coating comprising a gastrosoluble polymer, said granule being formed by granulating a mixture comprising: (A) fluoxetine or acid addition salts thereof, said fluoxetine being complexed by a weak cation-exchange resin comprising carboxylic acid groups (COO − ); and (B) a hydrophilic adsorbent comprising at least 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the complex, of microcrystalline cellulose and at least 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the complex, of colloidal silica; wherein said coated granule masks the taste of the fluoxetine; and wherein said coated granule has dissolution kinetics in acid medium that conform to the specification of the USP monograph for fluoxetine tablets.