Pharmaceuticals

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

edited by

and Iryna Voronkina

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2499 | 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)

Network Pharmacology of Natural Products, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alexander George Panossian

,

Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

and

Thomas Efferth

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant extracts; structure-activity relationship; network pharmacology; multitarget effects; synergy of complex preparations; pleiotropic activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Research Progress and Drug Intervention Strategies for Oral Health-Related Diseases

edited by

Claudia Florina Bogdan-Andreescu

and Mariana Pacurar

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1706 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; dental caries; periodontal diseases; drug intervention; biomaterials; biomarkers; microbiome; pharmacogenomics; targeted therapy; oral drug delivery; oral disease prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacotherapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wolfgang Kruis

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1245 | 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)

Drug Target Exploration and Drug Design & Development Based on Small Molecule: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Tutone

and

Giulia Culletta

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; drug design and development; target exploration; anticancer drugs; anti-inflammatory drugs; neuromodulation; natural compounds; nutraceuticals; virtual screenings

(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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 368 | 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)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Adverse Drug Reactions: 3rd Edition

edited by Engi Abd El Hady Algharably and

Ursula Gundert-Remy

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring; adverse drug reactions; pharmacokinetics; personalized medicine; medication safety; pharmacogenomics; medication review; pharmacokinetic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Strategies for Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders

edited by Clara Cavallotto and

Stefania Chiappini

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual diagnosis; substance use disorder; schizophrenia spectrum disorder; antipsychotic; pharmacological treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids and Their Receptors: 2nd Edition

edited by Kruk-Słomka Marta

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: endocannabinoid system; cannabinoid receptor ligands; medical marihuana; cannabinoid-based therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Development of Biomaterials for Targeted and Localized Cancer Drug Release

edited by Precious O. Etinosa and

John David Obayemi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted delivery; localized drug release; controlled release kinetics; cancer biomaterials; injectable hydrogels; implantable depots; nanoparticles/microparticles; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Pharmaceutical Applications of Metal Nanoparticles

edited by Andrew Knight

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanoparticles; nanomedicine; target drug delivery; theranostics; biocompatability and toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Novel Drug Targets and Drug Candidates for Neglected Tropical Diseases

edited by Juliana Mesquita and

Juliana Quero Reimão

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6572 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected tropical diseases; leishmaniasis; chagas disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Drug Analysis and Drug Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daniela Amidžić Klarić

and Ana Mornar

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6557 | 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)

Animal-Derived Venom Compounds for Cancer Prevention and Intervention

edited by

Lucas Fornari Laurindo

and

Sandra Barbalho

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived venom anticancer agents; cancer prevention and intervention; functional venom products in oncology; natural product oncology; toxin-derived drugs; bioactive peptides in cancer; venom-based therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Aging-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Therapeutic Targets and Pharmacological Strategies

edited by

Gengyun Le-Chan

, Sunny S.K. Chan and Cindy Thomas-Charles

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; musculoskeletal disorders; sarcopenia; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis; inflammation; oxidative stress; therapeutic targets; pharmacological interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Plant Extracts with Biological Activity and Potential Antioxidant Action

edited by Claudia-Crina Toma,

Giancarlo Statti

,

Filomena Conforti

,

Mariangela Marrelli

and Cerasela Elena Gîrd

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5380 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; flavonoids; vegetal growth factors; oxidative stress; plant primary metabolites; plant secondary metabolites; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacological Activities and Therapeutic Potential of Novel Drug Derivatives

edited by

Stoyanka Nikolova

and

Vera Gledacheva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12095 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacology and Toxicology of Opioids, 2nd Edition

edited by

Juliana Faria

, Joana Barbosa and

Ricardo Dinis-Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9834 | Submission Open

Keywords: opioid toxicity; opioid pharmacodynamics; opioid pharmacokinetics; opioid pharmacogenetics; prescription opioids; toxicity assays; in vivo; in vitro; abuse; dependence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Hybrid and Chimeric Heterocycles: A Promising Approach to Synthesizing Biologically Active Compounds

edited by

Ionel Mangalagiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8860 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid heterocyclic compounds; chimeric heterocyclic compounds; multifactorial diseases; multiple targeting drugs; biological activity: antimicrobials; antiviral; anthelmintic; anti-HIV; anticancer; antiallergic; diuretics; cardiotonic; antihypertensive; antiplatelet; analgesic; anxiolytics; antidepressant; hypnotic sedative; antineurodegenerative; anti-Alzheimer’ s etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Techniques and Applications in Pharmaceutical Analysis

edited by Ivana Cizmarova and

Juraj Piestansky

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6472 | 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

Application of Computer Simulation in Drug Design

edited by

Alessia Bono

and

Antonino Lauria

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5876 | 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)

The Regulatory Roles of the Gut Microbiota in Multisystem Diseases

edited by

Mario Caldarelli

and

Rossella Cianci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5322 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advances in Hydrazone Compounds with Anticancer Activity

edited by

Boryana Nikolova-Mladenova

and

Mariyana Atanasova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrazones; lipophilicity; logP; anticancer activity; selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Medicinal Plants and Plant-Derived Compounds: Neuroprotective, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Applications

edited by Isabel Martínez Solís,

Jose Ignacio Bueso-Bordils

and

Nuria Acero de Mesa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; neuroprotection; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory effects; anti-tumour properties; antimicrobial agents; phytotherapy; natural product-based therapeutics

(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 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3604 | 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)

New Advances and Treatment in Thrombosis and Endothelial Injury Syndromes

edited by

Paschalis Evangelidis

and

Panagiota Anyfanti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiphospholipid syndrome; autoimmune rheumatic diseases; cardiovascular disease; endothelial dysfunction; hematopoietic cell transplantation; thromboinflammation; thrombosis; thrombotic microangiopathies; venous thromboembolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The Nuclear Factor Kappa-B (NF-κB) Pathway as a Target for Drug Discovery

edited by Guozhou Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open

Keywords: NF-kappaB; TNFR; TLR; IL1R; receptor adaptor proteins; IRAK; c-IAP; AKT IKK; ubiquitin– proteasome system; inflammatory response

(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 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | 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)

Advanced Nanocarriers for Intranasal Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System

edited by

Amnon Sintov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: intranasal drug delivery; nano-formulations; brain targeting; central nervous system disorders; neurological diseases; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Immunomodulatory Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases: Mechanisms, Development and Clinical Translation

edited by Patricia Fanlo-Mateo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmune diseases; immunomodulatory drugs; biologic therapies; immunosupressants; immunotherapy; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmaceutical Blood Products

edited by

Victor Tuan Giam Chuang

, Masaki Otagiri and

Kazuaki Taguchi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | 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)

Peptide Synthesis and Drug Development: Exploring Progress and Potential, 2nd Edition

edited by

Othman Al Musaimi

and Vera D'Aloisio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides; enzymatic degradation; drug discovery; formulation; druggability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Supersaturated Formulations in Drug Development: From Solubility Investigations to the Advancement of In Vitro–In Vivo Predictability

edited by Réka Angi,

Tamas Solymosi

, Anna Vincze,

María Peña Fernández

and

Ziyaur Rahman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersaturation; solubility assessment; dissolution mechanisms; advanced formulations; amorphous solid dispersion; nanoprecipitation; in vitro– in vivo prediction; absorption modelling; phase transitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Treating Cognitive Deficits in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Mechanisms, Targets, and Translational Advances

edited by Kinga Sałaciak and Klaudia Lustyk

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive enhancement; cognitive impairment; molecular targets; neuropharmacology; neural plasticity; translational research; memory; executive function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advanced Three-Dimensional In Vitro Models for Disease Biology and Pharmaceutical Development

edited by

Emilia Reszczyńska

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D in vitro culture systems; extracellular matrix modeling; tumor microenvironment; cell– cell and cell– matrix interactions; invasiveness assays; biophysical characterization of cells; plant-based therapeutic agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Discovery and Evaluation of Essential Oils with Pharmaceutical Potentials

edited by

Herbert Júnior Dias

and

Noelia Duarte

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; spectroscopic methods; spectrometric methods; bioprospection; structural characterization; secondary metabolism; volatile compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Advances in GPCR Drug Discovery

edited by

Santo Previti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: GPCR; agonists; antagonists; biased ligands; allosteric sites; drug discovery; pharmacological tools; diagnostic tools; theranostics; biodistribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Computational and Experimental Strategies for Antiparasitic Drug Discovery

edited by

Nieves Martinez-Peinado

and

Juan Carlos Gabaldon-Figueira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular modeling; virtual screening; machine learning; AlphaFold; 3D culture; chemogenomics; high-throughput screening; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10884 | 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)

Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Seung-Hyun Jeong

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; pharmacogenetics; precision medicine; population pharmacometrics model; mathematical modeling; dosage regimen; inter-subject variability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Recent Strategies for Delivery of Plant-Based Active Ingredients

edited by

Federica De Gaetano

and

Cinzia Anna Ventura

submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3936 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; polymeric nanoparticles; lipid nanosystems; inclusion complexes; polymeric cyclodextrins; protein carriers; inorganic delivery systems; nanostructured carriers; chemical– physical characterization; in vitro/ex vivo/in vivo evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Nanoparticle-Enabled Combination Therapy in Preclinical Development

edited by Tamiles Caroline Fernandes Pedrosa,

Eduardo Burgarelli Lages

,

Fernanda Karoline Vieira da Silva Torchelsen

and

Raquel Silva Araújo

submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; nanoparticles; nanomedicine; drug combinations; drug co-delivery; preclinical; translational drug 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 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Enzyme Inhibitors: Potential Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Phaedra Eleftheriou

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1608 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in the Mechanism of Action and the Therapeutic Role of Phytopharmaceuticals

edited by Maria-Eleni Grafakou and

Jörg Heilmann

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19958 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural products; phytochemistry; biological activities; mechanism of action; biotransformation; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Resveratrol: Pharmacological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential as a Natural Product

edited by

Dumitriţa Rugină

and

Roxana Pop

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Applications of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors

edited by Chao-Wu Yu and Liqiang Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: HDAC inhibitors; organ fibrosis; rare disease; neurodegenerative disease; antibiotics; anti-cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Challenges in the Development of PET and SPECT Radiotracers: Innovative Ideas with Negative Outcomes

edited by Magali Toussaint and Barbara Wenzel

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12278 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiotracer development; positron emission tomography (PET); single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); negative results; diagnostic radiotracers; therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals; radiolabeling; automated synthesis and GMP; pre-clinical studies; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Chemotherapeutic and Targeted Drugs in Antitumor Therapy

edited by

Angéla Takács

and

László Kőhidai

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4013 | 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)

Innovative Approaches to GABAergic Drug Discovery: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Therapeutics

edited by

Wojciech Kołodziejczyk

and

Donato Colangelo

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: GABAergic signaling; GABA receptors; drug discovery; neurological and psychiatric disorders; ligand design; computational drug development; artificial intelligence in pharmacology; high-throughput screening; targeted drug delivery; controlled release systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

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