The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing microcrystalline ezetimibe containing granulate, wherein a) ezetimibe is dissolved b) the dissolved ezetimibe is precipitated with water, which if necessary contains pharmaceutical excipients, preferably lauryl-sulfate derivatives, and c) granulates are formed from the obtained suspension by spraying the suspension onto pharmaceutical excipients. A further aspect of the present invention is the granulate obtained by the present process and the pharmaceutical composition containing such granulate.
