An object of the present invention is to provide a dry coating method which can coat a tablet in a simple manner and with high efficiency, and therefore can produce a tablet having good appearance and hardly causing breaking/cracking. The present invention provides a process for producing a tablet coated with a coating agent comprising a meltable substance, comprising the steps of: heating a plain tablet to a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the meltable substance and contacting the plain tablet with the coating agent to coat the plain tablet.
