A granulate for use in a pharmaceutical composition and a pharmaceutical composition manufacture using the granulate, where the granule comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) having a poor water solubility (i.e., less than about 1 mg/mL) which is intimately associated with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer. The granule optionally contains one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, such as disintegrants, wetting agents, diluents, binders, lubricants, glidants, coloring agents and flavoring agents. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the pharmaceutical granulate and pharmaceutical compositions containing the granulate.