Suppository, hot melt and ophthalmic formulations containing amino esters of the formulae (I), (II) and (III), where R1, R2 and R3 are residues of amino acids such as, but not limited to, valine, sarcosine, leucine, glutamine, tryptophan, tyrosine, alanine and 4(4-aminophenyl)butyric acid or combination thereof, and salts thereof.