Drug delivery system using subconjunctival depot

摘要

The present invention provides a drug delivery system to a posterior segment wherein a pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug and a vehicle is administered subconjunctivally to form a depot out of the vehicle, and thereby the drug is gradually released from the depot to enable an effective concentration of the drug to be maintained, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the vehicle which is in the form of gel subconjunctivally and the drug suspended in the vehicle.