Dosage Form Design for Oral Administration

Dear Colleagues,

We extend a warm invitation to you to contribute to our forthcoming Special Issue entitled "Dosage Form Design for Oral Administration" in the esteemed journal Pharmaceutics. This Special Issue represents a significant opportunity to explore the latest developments in the design of oral medications and their impact on the field of pharmaceutical sciences.

Our Special Issue seeks to showcase recent advancements in the field of oral medication design. Aligned with the core focus of Pharmaceutics, spanning the topics of pharmaceutical formulation, drug design, and manufacturing processes, we welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews. Potential research areas include, but are not limited to:

• Novel age-appropriate dosage forms, particularly designed for special populations, such as mini-tablets and orally disintegrating dosage forms;
• Controlled drug delivery systems tailored for site-specific administration within the gastrointestinal tract;
• Leveraging nanotechnology in the design and manufacturing of oral dosage forms, with a focus on enhancing dissolution profiles;
• Innovations in the oral delivery of therapeutic proteins and peptides, including via buccal and sublingual routes;
• Advancements in oral vaccine delivery with the aim of expanding global healthcare accessibility;
• Research focused on taste-masking strategies for the oral delivery of bitter pharmaceuticals;
• Specialized packaging solutions for unique oral dosage forms;
• Implementation of Quality by Design methodologies for the design of oral dosage forms;
• Progress in the design and manufacturing of oral delivery systems for veterinary medicines;
• Advanced manufacturing technologies for oral drug administration.

This Special Issue offers an exceptional platform for researchers, scientists, and practitioners to share their findings and enrich our collective understanding of oral dosage form design. We eagerly anticipate your valuable contributions and active participation.

Dr. Atheer Awad
Dr. Hend Abdelhakim
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmaceutics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• controlled release
• nanotechnology
• peptide and protein
• buccal
• age-appropriate
• taste
• packaging
• mini-tablets
• quality by design
• veterinary medicine