Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Women's Health

Dear Colleagues,

Women’s health issues represent a major concern in both research and medical practice. Often dismissed, the specific health needs of women have been underappreciated and targeted scientific research is lacking.

We are focusing this Special Issue on innovative drug formulation and drug delivery systems that can help address the unmet health needs of women worldwide. Importantly, user acceptability is a key attribute that must be incorporated early in the design and testing of any new delivery system.

Non-gender-specific implantable, injectable, oral, and topical dosage forms can potentially address the unmet needs for women’s health. Meanwhile, cis female-specific products such as vaginally administered fast dissolving inserts, gels, and intravaginal rings can have favorable pharmacological profiles and high user acceptability.

We are interested in drug delivery systems that address a wide range of women’s health needs including vaginal health; contraception and pregnancy; sexually transmitted infections; and genitourinary symptoms of menopause. We encourage submissions that address other women’s health issues as well.

This Special Issue will highlight and capture the latest developments in drug delivery systems for women's health. We invite original and review articles in this field to accelerate scientific knowledge and pharmaceutical advancement.

Dr. Thomas M. Zydowsky
Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya
Dr. Pavimol Angsantikul
Guest Editors

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