Granules of racemic sodium ibuprofen dihydrate formed from componentsspecified herein have very desirableproperties and can be effectively used in conventional rotary press tabletingequipment without operational difficulties oftenencountered in actual practice. Their preparation by a wet granulationprocess, the wet granule compositions, formulations adaptedfor preparation of solid dosage forms utilizing a rotary press, solid dosageforms, and methods of preparing solid dosage forms ina rotary press are also described.