Drug Design, Development and Therapy

Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Using Innovative Drug Delivery Systems to Improve the Efficacy and Applicability of Poorly Water-soluble Drugs" in Drug Design, Development and Therapy.

Failure of the conventional delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs could be attributed to their low solubility and hence their limited bioavailability that hinder their pharmacological applications.

The improvement of drug solubility is of a critical concern in boosting the dissolution rate and bioavailability. Recently, different techniques have been used to increase the solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs.

Using novel drug delivery systems and nano-based drug delivery systems can improve their solubility. Moreover, many of these systems act as drug reservoirs that also improve the drug permeability and stability. Accordingly, these delivery systems are important in improving the efficacy and applicability of poorly water-soluble drugs.

Topics that will be covered in this Article Collection include but are not limited to:

• Novel drug delivery systems such as microemulsions, inclusion complexes, solid dispersions, cocrystals.
• Nano-based drug delivery systems like nanosuspensions, liposomes, niosomes, proniosomes, transfersomes, etc.
• Techniques to increase the solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs.

We welcome submissions of original research articles and review articles that address any aspect of design and development of innovative drug delivery systems to improve the efficacy and applicability of poorly water-soluble drugs. All submitted manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the highest quality of the published papers.

Please submit your manuscript on our website, quoting the promo code KBOSG to indicate that your submission is for consideration in this Article Collection.

Disclosure Statement: Guest Advisors Dr. Mazyed and Dr. AbouElhassan declare no conflict of interest regarding this work.

All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board.

Please review the journal’s aims and scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is May 13th, 2024.

Please contact Diana Harley-Wenn at [email protected] with any queries and discount codes regarding this Article Collection.

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