Pharmaceutics

Extemporaneous Formulations: Filling the Gap in the Pharmaceutical Industry with Personalized Medicines

edited by

Nunzio Denora

and

Antonio Lopalco

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17326 | Submission Open

Keywords: extemporaneous; compounding; pharmaceutical; formulation; personalized; pharmacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Ophthalmic Drug Delivery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Francisco Javier Otero-Espinar

and

Anxo Fernández Ferreiro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14159 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular pharmacokinetics; ocular drug delivery systems; ocular routs of drug administration; intravitreal administration; topical administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Proteases and Serpins: Therapeutic Targets for Various Diseases

edited by

Crispin R. Dass

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11641 | Submission Open

Keywords: serpin; protease; serine protease inhibitors; disease; cancer; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; inflammatory disease; therapy; drug development; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Novel Approaches in the Search for Active Compounds in Drug Discovery and Development

edited by

Małgorzata Anna Marć

,

Enrique Domínguez-Álvarez

and

Jadwiga Handzlik

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9648 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug candidates; adjuvants; multidrug resistance; organic synthesis; ADMETox; cancer research; antimicrobial agents; immunology; novel approaches; drug discovery & development; transition metals; rare earth elements; selenium; tellurium; arsenic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Advanced Nanotechnology for Combination Therapy and Diagnosis

edited by Renato Sonchini Gonçalves and Gustavo Braga

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8907 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; nanomedicine; combination therapy; noncommunicable diseases; theranostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Aspects and Implementation of Pharmaceutical Quality by Design, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tamás Sovány

,

Ildikó Csóka

and

Katalin Kristó

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7276 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality by design; identification of patient needs; process optimization; design of experiments; multivariate data analysis; machine learning; process analytical technologies; control strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Advanced Drug Delivery Across the Blood–Brain Barrier

edited by

Kun Cheng

and Zhen Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7175 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier (BBB); central nervous system (CNS); drug delivery; neurological disease; nanotechnology; transport mechanism; targeted delivery; BBB permeability; glioblastoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Analysis and Modeling of Solid Drug Product

edited by

Ashish Kumar

and

Kensaku Matsunami

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4086 | Submission Open

Keywords: design-of-experiments (DoE); data-driven modeling/analysis; mechanistic modeling; hybrid modeling; uncertainty analysis; real-time monitoring/release testing; digitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Advanced In Silico Methods and Digital Platforms for the Prediction of ADMET and Pharmacokinetics Properties

edited by

Nicola Gambacorta

and

Daniela Trisciuzzi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4049 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADMET properties prediction; physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; in silico digital platform; chemoinformatics; computer-aided drug discovery; predictive toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Natural Bioactive Compounds in Micro- and Nanocarriers

edited by

Ana Žugić

,

Vanja Tadić

and Ivana Nešić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; natural compound; natural products; development of micro- and nano-sized delivery systems; formulation of products based on nano- and micro-systems; systems for targeted delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Protein-Based Nanoparticles: Promising Platforms for Drug Delivery

edited by Cheng Cao and Jiali Zhai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; protein corona; drug delivery; protein interactions; cellular uptake; physicochemical properties; characterizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Application of Phytochemicals in Innovative Drug Delivery Systems and Formulations

edited by

Giorgia Ailuno

and

Sara Baldassari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open

Keywords: microparticles; nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; cancer; inflammation; phytochemicals; phytotherapy; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Impact of Lipid Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties on mRNA Vaccine

edited by

Chuanxu Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticle formulation; ionizable lipids design; delivery of mRNA vaccines; sustained/controlled release; targeted delivery; stability and storage solutions; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Novel Approaches to Drug Delivery in Ophthalmic Disorders

edited by Letizia Pelusi and

Domitilla Mandatori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye diseases; ocular drug delivery; ocular barrier; conventional therapies; innovative technologies; nanoparticle carriers; injectable hydrogels; ocular implants; gene therapy in ophthalmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Anticancer Drug Metabolism Research: Implications for Personalized Therapeutics

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drug metabolism; personalized medicine; drug interactions; therapeutic efficacy; drug safety; pharmacogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Essential Oils: From Biological Activity to Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Héctor Iván Meléndez Ortíz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: EOs as active chemicals; EOs’ biological activity (antimicrobial; insecticidal; herbicidal; bactericidal; and fungicidal properties); EOs encapsulation procedures; EOs for improving human health; EOs in active packaging products; polymeric networks for EOs encapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Advanced Nano-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Infectious Diseases

edited by Claudio J. Salomon and Maria Celina Lamas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicines; infectious disease; microorganisms; therapeutic treatments; drug delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Nanotechnology-Driven Drug Repurposing: A Novel Strategy for Targeted Drug Delivery and Pharmacokinetic Enhancement

edited by

Christos Papaneophytou

and

Christos Petrou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; drug repurposing; targeted drug delivery; pharmacokinetics; nanocarriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Quality by Design in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

edited by

Livia Deris Prado

and

Yousuf Mohammed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality by design; critical quality attributes; pharmaceutical technology; drug product process development; process analytical technologies; patient-centric approaches; process validation; ongoing procedure performance verification; analytical quality by design; continuous manufacturing; design of experiments; clinically relevant specification; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Inhaled Advances: Emerging Trends in Pulmonary Drug Delivery

edited by

Dolores R. Serrano

and

Brayan Anaya

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary drug delivery; microparticles; nanomedicines; infectious diseases; lung targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Innovations in Drug Delivery, Pharmacometrics, and Clinical Studies in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Eryvaldo Sócrates Tabosa Do Egito

,

Frederico Severino Martins

and Marcos Ferrante

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; pharmacometrics; PK/PD modeling; drug delivery; dose optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Smart Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Amos O. Abioye

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer therapeutics; polymeric nanocarriers; polymer– drug conjugates; smart drug delivery systems; precision-driven drug targeting; functionalized polymers; polymeric self-assembly; quality by design approaches; process optimization techniques; therapeutic efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Pharmaceutical Applications and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Substances from Plant Origin

edited by Iliya Zhelev Slavov,

Stanislava Ivanova

,

Nadezhda Hvarchanova

and

Nadezhda Ivanova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural substances; phytotherapy; phytochemistry; chromatography; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Nanotechnology in Formulation of Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Kenneth K. W. To

and

Bijay P. Chhetri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; formulations; tumor and cancer treatment; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Metal Complexes as Antimicrobial Agents: Pharmacokinetics and Drug Development Implications

edited by

Žiko B. Milanović

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; antimicrobial agents; drug development; therapeutic agents; pharmacokinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Medical Applications of Chitosan Nanoparticles

edited by

Marco A. López-Mata

,

Josué Juárez

,

Gerardo García-González

and Gerardo Rodea

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan; chitosan-based nanoparticles; drug delivery; biopolymers; polysaccharide; biomaterials; health concerns

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Technology and Preparation of Solid Dispersion for the Enhancement of Oral Bioavailability

edited by

Andrei Cătălin Muntean

, Andreea Loredana Vonica-Tincu and

Luca-Liviu Rus

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid dispersions; poor water solubility; rational formulation design; enhancement of oral bioavailability; preparation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Impacts of the Kallikrein–Kinin System in Cancer and Its Treatment: A Focus on Drug Delivery and Formulations

edited by Indiara Brusco and

Sara Marchesan De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer pathophysiology; cancer pain; adverse effects of chemotherapy; cancer-related pain mechanisms; tumor microenvironment; kininogens; kininases; kinin B1 and B2 receptors; anticancer treatment; kinin B1 and B2 receptor antagonists; drug delivery; drug formulations; nanoparticles; liposomes; polymeric micelles; prodrugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Innovative Modelling and Simulation Approaches in Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

edited by Claudia Cogné and

Inès Esma Achouri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical process engineering; modelling and simulation; mechanistic modelling; digital twins; machine learning; process optimisation and intensification; quality by design (QbD); process analytical technology (PAT); predictive modelling; pharmaceutical manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Medical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles

edited by

Claudia Radojkovic

and

Claudio Aguayo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracelular vesicles; intercellular communication; EV characterization in health and disease; EV-based drug delivery systems; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Lipid, Polymeric, and Albumin-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Bence Sipos

and

Katona Gábor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; albumin nanoparticle; human serum albumin; polymeric nanoparticle; polymeric micelle; PLGA nanoparticle; lipid nanoparticle; liposome; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for Dental Diseases

edited by Patricia Comeau

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; biomaterials; nanoparticles; dental; bone tissue engineering; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advancing HIV Prevention and Treatment: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Toxicokinetics, Formulation and Delivery of Antiretroviral Drugs

edited by Julie B. Dumond

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-acting injectable antiretrovirals; PK/PD modeling of antiretrovirals; predictions of HIV PrEP effectiveness; antiretroviral toxicokinetics; novel drug delivery systems; novel dosing strategies; HIV treatment or prevention therapeutics in development; clinical pharmacokinetic studies in key populations; HIV drug delivery innovations; mannose receptor-targeted delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Design, Development and Biomedical Applications of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Drug and Gene Delivery Systems

edited by Cristina Casadidio and Alice Spadea

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyaluronic acid; targeted drug delivery; gene delivery; CD44; nucleic acid delivery; HA conjugates; nanoparticles personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

PLGA Micro/Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery

edited by Ilaria Arduino and

Ilaria Andreana

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanotechnology; particle manufacturing; targeted delivery; particle characterization; biocompatibility; solubility enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Recent Advances in Hepatic-Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Cornel Baltă

and

Oana-Maria Boldura

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatic drug delivery; phytotherapy; nanomedicine; lipid complexes; targeted therapies; liver diseases; drug vehicles; biomaterials; hepatocellular carcinoma; liposome; polymeric nanoparticles; lipid nanoparticles; hepatic stellate cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Pathophysiological Influences on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

edited by Geraldo Duarte, Fernanda de Lima Moreira and Jhohann Richard de Lima Benzi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6399 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– disease interactions; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Novel Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Skin Disorders

edited by

Ioana Viorica Olariu

and

Vicenţiu Vlaia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; nanoparticles; vesicular systems; 3D-printed drugs; topical dosage form; skin disorder; penetration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Long Acting Drug Delivery Formulations

edited by Thierry Vandamme

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3200 | Submission Open

Keywords: improvement in patient adherence; steady state; drug bioavailability; reduced side effect; targeted delivery; long acting; sustained release; prolonged release; pulse release; compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Nanotechnology and RNA-Based Technologies Applied to Prophylaxis and Advanced Therapies

edited by

Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado

and Vinicius Pinto Costa Rocha

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3143 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA-technologies; nanotechnology; messenger RNA (mRNA); interference RNA (RNAi); vaccines; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Biomaterials: Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Claudia Garnero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biomaterials; synthetic biomaterials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; disease diagnosis; wound healing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

“The Power of Light” in Biomedical and Pharmaceutics: New Approaches for Photodynamic Purposes

edited by

Lucinda V. Reis

and

Eurico Lima

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; photosensitizers; photochemistry; photobiology; photodynamic therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Recent Advances in Drug Formulation for Antiviral Therapy

edited by Chiara Medaglia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral drugs development; infection; host-pathogen interactions; functional genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Antibody–Drug Conjugates Therapeutics

edited by

Amal Ali Elkordy

and

Summer Y. Y. Ha

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody– drug conjugate; drug delivery; antibody; payload; linker; protein conjugation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Drug Product Performance: Bioavailability, Relative Bioavailability and Bioequivalence, 2nd Edition

edited by

Paulo Paixão

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17495 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability; relative bioavailability; bioequivalence; biowaivers; statistical issues; regulatory issues; in vitro– in vivo correlations; physiologically-based biopharmaceutical models; physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models; qualification of models; population pharmacokinetic models; biopharmaceutical classification system; in vitro dissolution; dissolution metrics; predictive dissolution; clinical trial simulations; clinical trial optimization; healthy subjects in BA/BE trials; patients in BA/BE trials; pharmacokinetic parameters for BA/BE assessment; narrow therapeutic index drugs; highly variable drug products; immediate-release formulations; modified-release formulations; multiphasic drug products; extravascular routes of administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Chronic Wound Healing

edited by Carolina Martinez and María Jimena Prieto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10597 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound healing; chronic diseases; wound repair and regeneration; drug delivery; topical formulations; biomaterial; nanotechnology; wound dressing; scar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Development of Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jianping Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6464 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic nanoparticles; drug delivery; disease diagnosis; disease treatment; nano-biosensor; cancer theranostics; cancer imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Hybrid Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy

edited by Jacy Gameiro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4889 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid nanoparticles; cancer therapy; targeted drug delivery; nanomedicine; tumor microenvironment; gene therapy; immunotherapy; diagnostics; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Naturally Derived Materials-Based Drug Delivery Systems and Their Biomedical Applications

edited by

Tao Sun

and

Martine Tarsitano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4531 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturally derived material; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Granulation Processes in Pharmaceutical Formulation Systems

edited by Krunoslav Žižek and

Rachel Smith

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open

Keywords: granulation; drug formulation; tableting; process modelling; process optimization; scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

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