The steps in this example included (1) mixing piroxicam, mannitol, sodium hydroxide and water, (2) drying the mixture in an oven at 40??? centigrade for 48 hours to form a dried paste, (3) grinding the dried paste, (4) mixing the paste with the remaining ingredients except for magnesium stearate, (5) adding magnesium stearate and mixing again, and (6) compressing said ingredients with a carver pre