Reversible pegylated drugs are provided by derivatization of free
functional groups of the drug selected from amino, hydroxyl, mercapto,
phosphate and/or carboxyl with groups sensitive to mild basic conditions
such as 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) or
2-sulfo-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (FMS), to which group a PEG moiety is
attached. In these pegylated drugs, the PEG moiety and the drug residue
are not linked directly to each other, but rather both residues are
linked to different positions of the scaffold Fmoc or FMS structure that
is highly sensitive to bases and is removable under physiological
conditions. The drugs are preferably drugs containing an amino group,
most preferably peptides and proteins of low or medium molecular weight.
Similar molecules are provided wherein a protein carrier or another
polymer carrier replaces the PEG moiety.