DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING IN THE EYE COMPRISING A DRUG CORE AND A PREFORMED PERMEABLE CRYSTALLINE POLYMERIC DISC

摘要

A drug delivery device for placement in the eye includes a drug core comprising a pharmaceutically active agent, and a holder that holds the drug core. The holder is made of a material impermeable to passage of the active agent and includes an opening for passage of the pharmaceutically agent therethrough to eye tissue. The device includes a layer of material permeable to passage of the active agent. The material permeable to passage of the active agent has a degree of crystallinity selected to influence the release kinetics.