Oral disintegrating tablet

A process for the preparation of a telmisartan tablet comprising

• 1) (a) spraying an aqueous solution of telmisartan, a basic agent and a surfactant on to a first filler and a flow control agent to obtain a first granulate and drying the granulate;
• 2) (b) coating the first granulate with a coating agent selected from the group consisting of corn starch, pregelatinized starch, lactose, D-mannitol, erythritol and microcrystalline cellulose to obtain a coated granulate;
• 3) (c) drying and screening the coated granulate;
• 4) (d) blending the dried and screened coated granulate with a second filler selected from the group consisting of cellulose, dibasic calcium phosphate anhydrous, erythritol, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose corn starch, and pregelatinized starch, a flow control agent and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of sodium starch glycolate, crospovidone, corn starch and pregelatinized starch;
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• 5) (e) tableting the blend using external lubrication in the presence of a lubricant.