A pharmaceutical composition for oral administration containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient coated with an amount of a polymer combination of an enteric polymer and an ammonio methacrylate copolymer to effectively mask the taste of the medicament. In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the enteric polymer to the ammonio methacrylate copolymer is about 40:60 to about 90:10, preferably about 60:40, by weight of polymer. The pharmaceutical coating composition is soluble in the acidic environment of the stomach, which generally has a pH value of about 1.0 to 3.0, but relatively insoluble at higher pH values of the mouth. The coatings provide for rapid release and absorption of the drug after it passes through the mouth, and is particularly desirable in the case of liquid dosage forms.