One aspect of the present invention relates to a granulate having a volume weighted mean diameter of 1-200 m and containing: at least 0.1 wt.% of a pharmaceutically active substance at least 10 wt.% of emulsifier 0-89.9 wt.% of a water-dispersible saccharide the combination of the pharmaceutically active substance, the emulsifier and the water-dispersible saccharide together represening at least 60 wt.% of the granulate wherein the granulate is monophasic or wherein the granulate comprises a dispersed phase containing the pharmaceutically active substance, said dispersed phase having a volume weighted mean diameter of less than 300 nm. Another aspect of the invention relates to a process for the preparation of said granulate containing a...