Child Friendly Innovation: A New Era in Pediatrics Drug Delivery Systems

Year : 2026 | Volume : 13 | 02 | Page :
    By

    Pranali S. Patil,

  • Sameer R. Shaikh,

  • Akash S. Jain,

  • Divakar R. Patil,

  • Azam Z. Shaikh,

  • Sunil P. Pawar,

  1. Student of Final Year B. Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal’S College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India
  6. Principle, P.G.V.P. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Shahada, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Pediatric formulations are becoming more and more popular as a result of advancements in pharmaceutical delivery technology. For young patients, there isn’t a safe and effective drug delivery system in place. Since children’s pharmacokinetics and pathophysiologic profiles differ from those of adults, it is imperative to design and develop an innovative and appropriate delivery system to provide accurate and dependable medicine administration to pediatric patients. Discussions will be held under this category to improve stability; new technologies and methods of drug delivery are being developed to improve the toxicity, flexibility, stability, and security of pediatric oral formulations. This section specifically discusses patient acceptability and manufacturing challenges, and it looks at novel drug delivery techniques to deal with contemporary problems.

Keywords: Pediatric formulations, Innovative devices, Novel pediatric dosage form, Pediatric diseases, Infants, Novel approaches.

How to cite this article:
Pranali S. Patil, Sameer R. Shaikh, Akash S. Jain, Divakar R. Patil, Azam Z. Shaikh, Sunil P. Pawar. Child Friendly Innovation: A New Era in Pediatrics Drug Delivery Systems. Trends in Drug Delivery. 2026; 13(02):-.
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Pranali S. Patil, Sameer R. Shaikh, Akash S. Jain, Divakar R. Patil, Azam Z. Shaikh, Sunil P. Pawar. Child Friendly Innovation: A New Era in Pediatrics Drug Delivery Systems. Trends in Drug Delivery. 2026; 13(02):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/tdd/article=2026/view=247529


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Volume 13
02
Received 15/04/2026
Accepted 21/06/2026
Published 24/06/2026
Publication Time 70 Days
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