TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The wicking agent includes one or more of colloidal silicon dioxide, porous silicon dioxide, fumed silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, low molecular weight polyvinylpyrrolidone, alumina, niacinamide, kaolin sodium lauryl sulfate, low molecular weight polyvinyl pyrrolidone, M-pyrol (RTM: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone), bentonite, polyester, and polyethylene.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: (I) comprises one or more excipients consisting of diluents, binders, disintegrants, surfactants, lubricants and glidants. (I) comprises one or more of tablet, minitablets or caplet. The shape of (I) is round, oval, donut, pillowed shaped and centrally notched. The plasticizer comprises one or more of citrate esters (e.g. triethyl citrate (preferred), tributyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, acetyl tributyl citrate), phthalate esters (e.g. dimethyl phthalate diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, butyl octyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, butyl octyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, di-iso-octyl phthalate, di-iso-decyl phthalate, di-n-undecyl phthalate, di-n-tridecyl phthalate), dibutyl sebacate, dibutyl tartrate, glycerin, polyethylene glycols, propylene glycols, butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate, ethyl phthalyl ethyl glycolate, acetylated monoglycerides, polysorbates, glyceryl monostearate, glycerol triacetate, triacetin, castor oil, mineral oils, rape seed oil, olive oil, sesame oil, polyhydric alcohols, sorbitol, tripropionin, diacetin, dioctyl azelate, epoxidized tallate, triisoctyl trimellitate, tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, dibutyl sebacate, diethyloxalate, diethylmalate, diethylfumarate, dibutylsuccinate or diethylmalonate. The plasticizer is present at 2-20 wt.%. The shape of (I) is achieved in such a way that it provides leachable areas. The wicking agent is present at 5-35 wt.%.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The swellable hydrophilic polymers comprise one or more of cellulose derivatives such as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (preferred), hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene oxides, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyalkylene glycols, gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, starch and its derivatives, acrylic acid polymers, polymethacrylates, polysaccharides such as xanthan gum, tragacanth gum, gum karaya, guar gum, Acacia, gellan gum, locust bean gum, alkali metal salts of alginic acid or pectic acid, sodium alginate, potassium alginate, ammonium alginate, chitosan, maleic anhydride copolymers, poly(ethyleneimine), polyurethane hydrogels, crosslinked polyacrylic acids, derivatives and its mixtures. The rate controlling polymers include one or more of hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymers comprising polyvinyl acetate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, ethyl cellulose, a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester, an alkyl alcohol, a wax, shellac, rosin, zein (prolamine from corn), povidone, Kollidon SR (RTM: Polyvinyl acetate/polyvinylpyrrolidone), poly(meth)acrylate, microcrystalline cellulose or poly(ethylene oxide), polyuronic acid salts, cellulose ethers, xanthan gum, tragacanth gum, gum karaya, guar gum, Acacia, gellan gum locust bean gum, alkali metal salts of alginic acid or pectic acid, sodium alginate, potassium alginate, ammonium alginate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxy ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, carboxyvinyl polymers, polymerized gelatin, shellac, methacrylic acid copolymer (preferred) type C NF, cellulose butyrate phthalate, cellulose hydrogen phthalate, cellulose propionate phthalate, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate, dioxypropyl methylcellulose succinate, carboxymethyl ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate, and acrylic acid polymers and copolymers such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and/or ethyl methacrylate with copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid esters (Eudragit NE (RTM: Aqueous dispersion of a neutral copolymer), Eudragit RL (RTM: Copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate), Eudragit RS (RTM: Copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate)), pH dependent polymers such as methacrylic acid copolymer type C (Eudragit L 100 55 (RTM: Methacrylic acid copolymers)), Eudragit L 30D 55 (RTM: Methacrylic acid copolymer type C), Eudragit L 100 (RTM: Methacrylic acid copolymer type A), and/or Eudragit S 100 (RTM: Methacrylic acid copolymer type C). The rate controlling polymer is present at 1.5-5 wt.%. The polymeric coating comprises one or more plasticizer(s) and wicking agent(s). EXAMPLE - Typical composition comprised (in wt.%) of: core (comprising alfuzosin hydrochloride (5), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (45), hydroxypropylcellulose (27.5), mannitol (21.25), colloidal silicon oxide (0.5), hydrogenated castor oil (0.25), magnesium stearate (0.1)); and coating (comprising methacrylic copolymer type C (60), triethyl citrate (9), talc (12.7), yellow iron oxide (0.3), povidone (PVK K30) (12), colloidal silicon oxide (12), and purified water (sufficient quantity)).