It is intended to provide a long-acting
solid pharmaceutical preparation which has an
immediate release part and a sustained release part containing
tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is fast-acting and stably has an excellent release property showing little
pH dependency in the initial
elution. The invention relates to a long-acting
solid pharmaceutical preparation characterized by having an
immediate release part and a sustained release part, containing
tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an
active ingredient in both parts and containing partially
pregelatinized starch and an
excipient as additives in the
immediate release part. The preparation of the invention is a long-acting preparation in which an effective
blood concentration is reached rapidly after taking it for rapid pain-relief and a
drug action can be sustained for a long time thereafter and is practical as a preparation showing a stable, pH-independent and rapid initial
elution behavior and, further, having a sufficient
hardness enough to meet the need for avoidance of detrition,
cracking, chipping, etc. during tablet
coating.