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In this work, N-succinyl chitosan\/hyaluronic acid dialdehyde\/cytostatic formulations have been prepared using two different chitosan grades (30 kDa and 150 kDa) and hyaluronic acid dialdehyde. The interaction of amino groups of N-succinyl chitosan and aldehydes of hyaluronic acid resulted in the formation of azomethine bonds and was demonstrated using 13C NMR. The elastic properties of the obtained hydrogels determine their use as implants. Two cytostatics\u20145-fluorouracil and mitomycin C were chosen as drugs because of their using both in oncology and in ophthalmology for the surgical treatment of glaucoma. Hydrogel formulations containing cytostatic were prepared and drug release was studied using in vitro dialysis method. It was established that the molecular weight of N-succinyl chitosan and rheological properties of hydrogel influenced the drug release behavior of the gelling delivery system. Formulations prepared from N-succinyl chitosan with greatest molecular weight and mitomycin C were found to be the most promising for medical application due to their rheological properties and prolonged drug release. 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