Macrolide dosage forms

1. A drug delivery composition comprising:

a bioabsorbable polymer; and

an active agent, the active agent including a crystalline limus drug not encapsulated in microparticles or nanoparticles,

wherein the composition is formed to provide a selected active agent controlled release profile, in a dosage form created by a plurality of polymer and active agent layers and independent of other substrates and wherein the composition comprises five layers as follows: a first polymer layer, a first active agent layer, a second polymer layer, a second active agent layer and a third polymer layer.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in a dosage form capable of being administered through a mode of administration selected from: (a) injection, (b) intramuscular injection, (c) subcutaneous injection, (d) intrathecal injection, (e) intramuscular injection, (f) intraarticular injection, (g) intraperitoneal injection and (h) during a surgical procedure.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active agent is a macrolide immunosuppressive drug selected from the group consisting of rapamycin, biolimus (biolimus A9), 40-O-(2-Hydroxyethyl)rapamycin (everolimus), 40-O-Benzyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(4′-Hydroxymethyl)benzyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[4′-(1,2-Dihydroxyethyl)]benzyl-rapamycin, 40-O-Allyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[3′-(2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4(S)-yl)-prop-2′-en-1′-yl]-rapamycin, (2′:E,4'S)-40-O-(4′,5′-Dihydroxypent-2′-en-1′-yl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Hydroxy)ethoxycarbonylmethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(3-Hydroxy)propyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(6-Hydroxy)hexyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[2-(2-Hydroxy)ethoxy]ethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[(3S)-2,2-Dimethyldioxolan-3-yl]methyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[(2S)-2,3-Dihydroxyprop-1-yl]-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Acetoxy)ethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Nicotinoyloxy)ethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[2-(N-Morpholino)acetoxy]ethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-N-Imidazolylacetoxy)ethyl-rapamycin, 40-O-[2-(N-Methyl-N′-piperazinyl)acetoxy]ethyl-rapamycin, 39-O-Desmethyl-39,40-O,O-ethylene-rapamycin, (26R)-26-Dihydro-40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin, 28-O-Methyl-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Aminoethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Acetaminoethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Nicotinamidoethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-(N-Methyl-imidazo-2′-ylcarbethoxamido)ethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Ethoxycarbonylaminoethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-(2-Tolylsulfonamidoethyl)-rapamycin, 40-O-[2-(4′,5′-Dicarboethoxy-1′,2′,3′-triazol-1′-yl)-ethyl]-rapamycin, 42-Epi-(tetrazolyl)rapamycin (tacrolimus), 42-[3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropanoate]rapamycin (temsirolimus), (42S)-42-Deoxy-42-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)-rapamycin (zotarolimus), and combinations thereof.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active agent is at least 50% crystalline, at least 75% crystalline, or at least 90% crystalline.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a first PLGA copolymer with a ratio of about 40:60 to about 60:40 and a second PLGA copolymer with a ratio of about 60:40 to about 90:10.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the bioabsorbable polymer is selected from the group PLGA, PGA poly(glycolide), LPLA poly(l-lactide), DLPLA poly(dl-lactide), PCL poly(e-caprolactone) PDO, poly(dioxolane) PGA-TMC, 85/15 DLPLG p(dl-lactide-co-glycolide), 75/25 DLPL, 65/35 DLPLG, 50/50 DLPLG, TMC poly(trimethylcarbonate), p(CPP:SA) poly(1,3-bis-p-(carboxyphenoxy)propane-co-sebacic acid).

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein between 25% and 45% of the total amount of active agent in the composition is released after 24 hours in vitro release in a 1:1 spectroscopic grade ethanol/phosphate buffer saline at pH 7.4 and 37° C.; wherein the amount of the active agent released is determined by measuring UV absorption at 278 nm by a diode array spectrometer.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in a dosage form capable of being administered through a mode of administration selected from: (a) injection into the bladder to treat bladder cancer, (b) injection into the prostate gland to treat prostate cancer, (c) injection into or near the vitreous humor of the eye to treat ocular disease, and (d) injection into the nasal turbinates to treat chronic sinusitis.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in a dosage form capable of being injected into an intervention site wherein the intervention site is selected from: (a) the wall of a body cavity, (b) the wall of a body cavity resulting from partial or complete tumor removal, (c) a cannulized site within a subject, (d) a nasal turbinate, (e) within the reproductive system of a subject, (f) within the urinary system of a subject, (g) located at a tumor site, (f) a location in the ear, (g) a location in the esophagus, (h) a location in the larynx, (i) a location of an injury, (j) an infection site, (k) a surgery site, (l) an ocular site, (m) an inflammatory site, or (n) an arthritic joint.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active agent and the polymer are in same layer, in separate layers, or form overlapping layers.

11. The composition of claim 1 , the dosage form consisting essentially of the bioabsorbable polymer and the crystalline limus drug.