Fast disintegrating beads that are a form of the actual pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements for oral delivery of dietary fiber, stannol esters, and therapeutically active substances, namely, antitussives, antihistamines, decongestants, alkaloids, minerals, herbs, laxatives, vitamins, antacids, ion exchange resins, anti-cholesterolemics, antiarrhythmics, antipyretics, analgesics, aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ("NSAID") and opioids, appetite suppressants, expectorants, ...