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1487638 Pharmaceutical formulations ELI LILLY AND CO 4 Nov 1974 [5 Nov 1973] 47519/74 Heading A5B Pharmaceutical formulations useful as antianxiety and/or anti-depressant agents, analgesics, sedatives or hypotensives comprise a dispersion of a polyvinyl pyrrolidone having a molecular weight of 10,000-360,000 or of a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1000-6000 with a dibenzo [b, d] pyran of the formula: wherein each R is individually hydrogen or C 1-4 alkanoyl, R3 is hydrogen or methyl, each R2 is either hydrogen or methyl, and both R2 groups are the same, and R1 is C 1-7 alkyl or C 2-7 alkenyl. The dispersion may be formulated as capsules or aqueous suspensions for oral administration.