This invention provides
anhydrous ethyl
carboxylate compound-coated taste-masking granules. The
anhydrous taste-masking granules comprise ethyl
carboxylate compound-coated microcapsules and a flavoring material. The ethyl
carboxylate compound-coated microcapsules are formed by sequentially
coating a blank core with a
drug-loaded layer, an
isolation layer, and a taste-masking layer. The
drug-loaded layer includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient, a
coating material, an anti-adhesion agent, and an
antistatic agent. The
isolation layer includes a
coating material, an anti-adhesion agent, and an
antistatic agent. The taste-masking layer includes a coating material, a
plasticizer, an anti-adhesion agent, and an
antistatic agent. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is an ethyl carboxylate compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The structure of the ethyl carboxylate compound is shown below. By using a smaller-sized blank core, a specific amount of
talc, and Eutec E100 / EPO as the coating material for the taste-masking layer, smaller-sized coated microcapsules with fewer
static electricity and adhesion problems, and
anhydrous ethyl carboxylate compound-coated taste-masking granules with a better taste, are obtained.