Pharmaceutical preparations for drugs of low solubility

Pharmaceutical prepn. comprises () a pharmaceutically active agent which is sparingly soluble in water; and (b) a carrier compsn. comprising (i) at least one polyglycerine fatty acid ester and/or at least one sorbitan fatty acid ester, (ii) at least 1 conventional pharmaceutical oil contg. a triglyceride as lipophilic component and (iii) at least 1 nonionic surfactant with a HLB value of at least 10. The active agent is pref. a cyclosporin, rapamycin, tacrolimus, deoxyspergualine, nifedipine, nimodipine, etoposide, ibuprofen or alpha-lipoic acid. The active agent has a solubility, in distilled water, of less than 500mg/1000ml. The active agent concn. is 1-30 wt.%, based on the carrier compsn. The carrier compsn. comprises 10-50 wt.% component (i), 5-40 wt% component (ii) and 10-50 wt % component (iii).