Pharmaceuticals

Emerging Therapies for Diabetes and Obesity

edited by Pedro Cisternas

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8939 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulin resistance; adipose tissue dysfunction; antidiabetic agents; metabolic disease; metabolic inflammation; pharmacological interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The Pharmacology of Bisphosphonates: New Advances

edited by

Ewa Chmielewska

and

Paweł Kafarski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13319 | Submission Open

Keywords: bisphosphonates; bisphosphonic acids; pharmacology of bisphosphonates; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; hypocalcemia; osteonecrosis; gastrointestinal disturbances; delivery systems of bisphosphonates; bisphosphonate prodrugs; osteoporosis; breast cancer; prostate cancer; hypercalcemia; antiresorptive properties; antibacterial properties; anti-cancer properties; antiparasitic activity; antiprotozoal properties; antiviral properties; effects of drugs on the metabolism and biomechanical properties of bone tissue; properties and effects of bisphosphonates in in vitro and/or in vivo experimental models of bone disorders; different bisphosphonates in an in vitro experimental model of bone disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacological Activities and Therapeutic Potential of Novel Drug Derivatives

edited by

Stoyanka Nikolova

and

Vera Gledacheva

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9305 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel drug derivatives; synthesis; drug design; therapeutic potential; biological activity; pharmacological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Preventing and Treating Inflammatory and Oxidative Diseases with Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Lucas Fornari Laurindo

and

Sandra Barbalho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6899 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary studies; inflammation; inflammatory diseases; oxidative stress; oxidative diseases; pro-inflammatory; pro-oxidative; neurodegenerative diseases; cardiovascular diseases; cancer; medicine; rheumatological diseases; endocrinological diseases; gastroenterological diseases; dermatological diseases; pulmonary diseases; dentistry; nutrition; dietetics; therapy; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Biological and Pharmacological Research on Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) and Its Derivatives

edited by

Federica Centofanti

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6084 | Submission Open

Keywords: indole-3-carbinol; natural and synthetic derivatives of I3C; synthetic procedures; biosynthetic processes; in vitro; in vivo and clinical studies; mechanism of action; biological properties; pharmacological properties; potential therapeutic applications in health and disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Resveratrol: Pharmacological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential as a Natural Product

edited by

Dumitriţa Rugină

and

Roxana Pop

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open

Keywords: resveratrol; natural compound pharmacology; therapeutic potential; drug development; biomedical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacotherapeutics of Sarcoidosis

edited by

Lucrezia Mondini

,

Barbara Ruaro

and Giorgio Monteleone

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: sarcoidosis; drug combinations; interstitial lung disease; biological therapy; target therapy; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance in Drug Therapy: New Issues, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Loreta Kubilienė

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19585 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacoepidemiology; pharmacovigilance; drug safety monitoring; regulatory practices; hospitalization; adverse drug events; drug safety; preventability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The Application of Pharmacogenetics in Toxicity Prevention and Drug Effect Improvement

edited by Pura Ballester

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19330 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenetics; drug toxicity prevention; efficacy enhancement; pharmaceutical research; precision medicine; therapeutic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

2D and 3D Culture Systems: Current Trends and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Juliana Mara Serpeloni

, Colus Ilce Mara and

Diego Luís Ribeiro

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13974 | Submission Open

Keywords: spheroids; organoids; 3D cultures; tissue engineering; disease modelling; regenerative medicine; cell-extracellular matrix interaction; drug screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Recent Research in Therapeutic Potentials of Venoms

edited by Samuel Teixeira, Daiana Silva Lopes and

Sarah Natalie Cirilo Gimenes

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprospecting; biotechnological tools; snake venom toxins; drug discovery; natural products; pharmacological applications; molecular targets of venom toxins; toxicology; peptide therapeutics; venom-based drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Anti-Inflammatory and Antithrombotic Natural Bioactives for Drug Development: Current Status and Future Perspectives

edited by

Alexandros Tsoupras

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2200 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic disorders; bioactives; natural sources; sustainable sources; pharmaceuticals; drug discovery; structure– activity relationship; synergism; health promotion; bio-functional; drugs; inflammation; thrombosis; platelets; cancer; CVD; neurodegenerative; neuroprotective; anti-inflammatory; cardio-protective; anti-cancer; anti-tumor; anti-thrombotic; antiplatelet; anticoagulant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Techniques and Applications in Pharmaceutical Analysis

edited by Ivana Cizmarova and

Juraj Piestansky

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM); bioanalytical method development; LC-MS/MS; sample preparation; method validation; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; individualized dosing; precision medicine; clinical applications

Dysregulation of Cyclic AMP and Cyclic PIP Synthesis: Implications for Disease and Advances in Therapeutic Development

edited by

Heinrich K Wasner

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: reversible protein phosphorylation; cyclic AMP; cyclic PIP; signal transduction; cyclic AMP antagonist

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Current Advances, Applications and Future Development of Transition Metal Complexes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Domenico Iacopetta

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal complexes; synthesis; catalysis; ligands; biological activity; applications; enzyme inhibition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Therapeutic Potential of Aldehyde Dehydrogenases

edited by

Ilias Tsochantaridis

and

Georgia-Persephoni Voulgaridou

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: ALDH; cancer; cancer stem cells; diabetes; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; ALDH inhibitors; ALDH signaling; CSC-based therapeutics; therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Drug Treatment for Pediatric Gastroenterology

edited by Roxana Elena Matran, Iulia Florentina Ţincu and

Corina Pienar

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: biologics; Crohn’ s disease; ulcerative colitis; eosinophilic esophagitis; autoimmune hepatitis; probiotics; inflammatory bowel disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Gut Microbiota Modulation: Probiotics, Postbiotics and Other Bioactive Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Inês Brandão

and

Christophe Ruis Espírito Santo

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; bioactive compounds; immune system; nutrition respiratory health

Pharmacogenomics and Ethnic Diversity: Optimizing Drug Response Across Populations

edited by

Fernanda Rodrigues-Soares

and Gisely Cardoso De Melo

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenomics; pharmacogenetics; ethnic groups; population genetics; ancestry; drug response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel 18F Radiotracers

edited by

Junfeng Li

and John E. Shively

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: positron emission tomography (PET); fluorine-18 (F-18); radiotracer development; molecular imaging; non-invasive diagnostic technique; synthetic methodologies; preclinical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Pharmacotherapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wolfgang Kruis

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: treatment of Crohn's Disease; treatment of ulcerative colitis; mesalamine for ulcerative colitis; mesalamine for Crohn's Disease; antibody strategies in IBD; small molecules for IBD; conservative management of Crohn's fistula; therapy for extraintestinal manifestations; new endpoints for treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Osteosarcomas: Treatment Strategies, 2nd Edition

edited by

See-Hyoung Park

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12166 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteosarcoma; anti-cancer; apoptosis; natural compounds; target; drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advances in Drug Analysis and Drug Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daniela Amidžić Klarić

and Ana Mornar

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3706 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methodology; chromatographic techniques; spectrometric techniques; thermal analysis techniques; sample preparation; drug stability; compatibility study; bioavailability studies; therapeutic drug monitoring; quality by design in pharmaceutical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Pharmacological Modulation of Inflammation in Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer

edited by

Donato Colangelo

and

Stelvio Tonello

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open

Keywords: microenvironment; TRAP; NET; tumor niche; exosomes; neuromodulation of tumor growth; autoimmune diseases; pharmacology; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Innovative Drug Strategies in Chronic Disease Management: Addressing Non-Adherence and Improving Therapeutic Outcomes

edited by

Eduardo Gutiérrez-Abejón

and

F. Javier Alvarez

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open

Keywords: adherence; persistence; chronic diseases; therapeutic strategies; individualized therapy; personalized medicine; clinical pharmacology; clinical trials; observational studies; real-world data studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Pain, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cara B. Gonzales

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral cancer; oral cancer pain; drug discovery; natural compounds; immunotherapy; small molecule inhibitors; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Enzyme Inhibitors: Potential Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Phaedra Eleftheriou

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymes; inhibitors; competitive; uncompetitive; non-competitive; drug target; pharmaceutical approach; disease treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Ischemic Stroke: Current and Emerging Treatment Strategies

edited by Mikahela A. López-Morales and

Macarena Hernández-Jiménez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: ischemic stroke; cerebrovascular disease; neuroprotection; neurorepair; pharmacotherapy; therapeutic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

NeuroImmunoEndocrinology

edited by

Lenin Pavón

,

Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún

,

Gilberto Perez-Sanchez

and Oscar Adelmo Bottasso

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 50214 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytokines; neurotransmitters; hormones; infections; antibiotics; antidepressants; antipsychotics; drugs; stress; depression; schizophrenia; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Natural Products for Skin Applications

edited by

Octavia Gligor

and

Ana-Maria Vlase

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6126 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant extracts; topic preparations; skincare; cutaneous applications; skin cancer; medicinal plants; modern extraction techniques; optimized/standardized extracts; phytochemical analysis; health outcomes of plant extracts; bioaccessability of compounds from various vegetal matrices; drug– vegetal extract interactions at metabolic level

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria: The Threat from the Pink Corner, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bruno Silvester Lopes

and

Alfizah Hanafiah

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3853 | Submission Open

Keywords: gram-negative; pseudomonas; acinetobacter; campylobacter; helicobacter; klebsiella; enterobacteriaceae; arcobacter; phages; complementary alternative medicine; antimicrobial peptides; food security; hospital acquired infections; microbiome; gram negative pathogens; antibiotic resistance; virulence and other molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Application of Computer Simulation in Drug Design

edited by

Alessia Bono

and

Antonino Lauria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2825 | Submission Open

Keywords: in silico; drug design; drug discovery; molecular docking; molecular dynamics simulations; structure-based; ligand-based; virtual screening; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Radiopharmaceuticals in Cancer Disorders: Clinical and Pharmaceutical Perspectives

edited by

Marta Rusek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; cancer theranostics; targeted radionuclide therapy; molecular imaging; pharmaceutical development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

The Regulatory Roles of the Gut Microbiota in Multisystem Diseases

edited by

Mario Caldarelli

and

Rossella Cianci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; multisystem diseases; bacteriophage therapy; metabolic disorders; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Promising Natural Products with Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Bioactivities: Extraction, Identification, and Biological Evaluation

edited by Sara Vieira and

Lillian Barros

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction techniques; anti-inflammatory activity; antioxidant activity; inflammation; inflammatory molecules; signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Heterocyclic Compounds in Targeted Cancer Therapy: Advances in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development

edited by

Gabriele La Monica

and

Annamaria Martorana

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1559 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; targeted cancer therapy; medicinal chemistry; structure– activity relationship (SAR); computational drug design; small-molecule therapeutics; synthetic methodologies; bioactive heterocycles; green chemistry in drug discovery; in silico screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Therapy for Rheumatological Diseases

edited by

Shivani Garg

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheumatology; drug therapy; biologics; DMARDs; therapeutic drug monitoring; shared decision-making; autoimmune diseases; chronic disease management; safety vs. efficacy of rheumatic disease therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Research on Guanidine-Based Drugs: Synthesis, Antiparasitic, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Anticancer Activities

edited by

Eduardo René Pérez González

,

Eduardo Henrique Zampieri

, Francisco Jaime Bezerra Mendonça-Junior,

Eduardo Maffud Cilli

and

Ana Marisa Fusco Almeida

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: guanidine derivatives; medicinal chemistry; SAR analysis; neglected diseases; antiparasitic; antifungal; antiviral; anticancer; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Development of Antibacterial Drugs to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 2nd Edition

edited by

Adriána Liptáková

and Iryna Voronkina

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: development of antibacterial drugs; drug-resistant bacteria; antimicrobial resistance; new therapeutic solutions; improvement of existing therapies; nosocomial infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Therapeutic Targets and Strategies for Drug Addiction and Medication-Induced Toxicity

edited by

Marilise Escobar Bürger

, Hecson Jesser Segat, Camila Simonetti Pase and Vinicia Garsella Metz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropsychopharmacology; toxicology; drug addiction; animal models; complementary and integrative medicines; abuse drugs; psychostimulants; anxiolytics; addictive substances; prescription drug misuse; pharmacological interventions; public health; illicit and legal substances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advances in Targeting Mitochondrial Sirtuins for Treatment of Metabolic Diseases Such as Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

edited by Linh Ho and

Tibebe Woldemariam

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial sirtuins; Sirt3; Sirt5; metabolic disorders; type 2 diabetes; drug targets; insulin resistance; reactive oxygen species (ROS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Dopamine Receptor: Novel Opportunities for Drug Developments

edited by Pegi Pavletić and

Fabio Del Bello

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: dopamine receptors (DRs); GPCR; drug discovery; in silico drug design; drug optimization; molecular modelling; targeted protein degradation; DMPK; neurological disorders; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Small Molecules for the Treatment of Solid Tumors

edited by

Aleksandra Sochacka-Ćwikła

,

Małgorzata Strzelecka

and

Żaneta Czyżnikowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drugs; small-molecule agents; targeted therapy; solid cancers; drug delivery systems; drug resistance; approval characteristic; FDA; EMA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Targeted Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers

edited by

Juraj Prejac

and

Marin Golčić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted therapy; gastrointestinal cancers; molecular targets; drug resistance; biomarkers; immunotherapy; precision medicine; translational research; clinical trials; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmaceutical Blood Products

edited by

Victor Tuan Giam Chuang

, Masaki Otagiri and

Kazuaki Taguchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical blood products; plasma-derived therapeutics; recombinant blood factors; cellular therapies; immunoglobulins; fractionation technologies; viral inactivation; hemophilia treatments; gene-editing approaches; clinical efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Advanced Technologies in Extracting and Analyzing Natural Product Bioactives

edited by

Pierre Dramou

and

Raphael Nammahime Alolga

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open

Keywords: classical extraction; nanotechnology; active ingredients; nanozymes; nanocomposites; molecularly imprinted polymer; magnetic nanoparticles; MOFs; natural products; pre-clinical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Advances in Topical and Mucosal Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Michelle Franz-Montan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6272 | Submission Open

Keywords: topical drug delivery; mucosal drug delivery; transdermal drug delivery; controlled release; bioavailability enhancement; formulation development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Application of Zebrafish Model in Pharmacology and Toxicology

edited by

Geonildo Rodrigo Disner

and

Mônica Lopes-Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3488 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical safety assessment; translational research; drug screening; human exposome; environmental contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Chemotherapeutic and Targeted Drugs in Antitumor Therapy

edited by

Angéla Takács

and

László Kőhidai

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; drug discovery; small-molecule drugs; targeted therapy; combination therapy; synergism; selectivity; immunotherapy; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Click Chemistry-Aided Drug Discovery

edited by

Damien Bosc

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: click chemistry; drug discovery; structure– activity relationship; hit-to-lead; chemical probes; bio-orthogonal reactions; protein-templated reactions; bioisosteres; cycloaddition; 1; 2; 3-triazole

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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