A drug-releasable medical device contains a controlled drug-release
composition comprising 100 parts by weight of an organic polymeric
material which is soluble in an organic solvent and insoluble in water, 5
to 60 parts by weight of a lipid-soluble, low molecular weight release
auxiliary agent and 1 to 70 parts by weight of a drug. When the
composition is applied on a stent, a catheter, an organ replacement
medical device, an artificial organ or the like in the form of coating or
the like, the medical device is provided with a drug release function.
Argatroban or sarpogrelate hydrochloride or both of them are gradually
released from the surface of a stent for treating coronary artery
stenosis, for example. In order to exhibit a sustained-release function
for a desired period of time, the drug to be gradually released is
carried in a polymeric material coated on a surface of a metal forming
the stent or in a porous stent substrate.