A method is described for the production of dosage forms, which comprise a solid dispersion of a microcrystalline active substance, in which a thermoplastic polymer with a glass transition temperature Tg of at least 40° C. is melted and an active substance is dissolved homogeneously in the melt; crystallization of the active substance is initiated in the mass obtained; and the mass is cooled. Crystallization of the active substance can be initiated by adding a nonsolvent, seed crystals of the active substance or a derivatization reagent. In addition, crystallization can be initiated by holding the mass for a sufficient length of time at a temperature that is below the temperature at which the active substance is completely soluble in the mass.