hydroxypropyl cellulose polyvinylpyrrolidone pregelatinized starch and the like disintegrants are present in from 1 to about 17 by weight of the tablet representative disintegrants include crospovidone sodium starch glycolate starches such as maize starch and dried starch croscarmellose sodium and cellulose products such as microcrystalline cellulose microfine cellulose low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose either used singly or in admixture lubricants are present in from about 0 25 to about 6 by weight of tablet examples of lubricants include magnesium stearate colloidal silicon dioxide and the like sweetening agents are selected from amongst natural sweeteners such as sugars and artificial sweetening agents such as sodium saccharin or aspartame flavoring agents include fruit flavours which may be natural or synthetic tablets of the present invention may be prepared by conventional techniques for example wet granulation compaction or direct compression in one process granules are prepared by roller compaction and then milling from a primary blend comprising micronized cefixime mannitol and about one third of the quantity of magnesium stearate the granules are then blended with the remaining ingredients and the remaining magnesium stearate to form a secondary blend which is then compressed into tablets brief manufacturing process cefixime micronized d 50 between 20 u03bc and 120 u03bc was sifted through a screen.