Patent ID: 8496969

Claim:
A method of administering a pharmaceutically active ingredient, said method comprising placing in the oral cavity a dosage form comprising: a) a plurality of particles comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient; and b) a matrix comprising, based upon the total weight of the dosage form, from about 0.1 percent to about 25 percent of a hydroxyalkylcellulose having a weight average molecular weight of from about 60,000 to about 5,000,000 and/or a viscosity of from about 3,000 mPa·S to about 150,000 mPa·s in a 2% aqueous solution, wherein the pharmaceutically active ingredient is coated with a taste masking coating, said dosage form is a tablet having a moisture content of not more than about five percent, and said method comprises chewing said dosage form prior to swallowing said dosage form.