The present invention provides a solid composition for oral administration comprising:(i) a drug compound(ii) chitosan or a derivative thereof or a salt of chitosan or salt of a derivative of chitosan and(iii) an organic acid.Preferably the drug compound is a polar molecule having a molecular weight of 1 KDa or less, a peptide, a protein or a polysaccharide. The compositions of the invention provide enhance absorption of the drug compound.