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ReviewNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology2026

Nanocarriers in psychiatry: a comprehensive review of emerging frontiers in the management of psychiatric disorders.

Rodayna Atef Shalaby, Omaima Naim El Gazayerly, Mohammed Abdallah Ahmed, Michael Magdy Farag, Nevine Shawky AbdelMalak

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Rodayna Atef ShalabyPharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology Department, School of Pharmacy, New Giza University, Giza, Egypt. ratef@ngu.edu.eg.
Omaima Naim El GazayerlyPharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammed Abdallah AhmedPharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Michael Magdy FaragPharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nevine Shawky AbdelMalakPharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology Department, School of Pharmacy, New Giza University, Giza, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychiatric disorders are characterized by clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotional regulation, and behavior and represent a substantial global health burden. Pharmacological management relies primarily on antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, hypnotics, and stimulants. However, conventional therapy may be limited by unfavorable physicochemical properties, variable pharmacokinetics, suboptimal brain exposure, frequent dosing, and systemic adverse effects, which may compromise therapeutic outcomes and long-term treatment adherence. Nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems have emerged as a promising approach to address some of these limitations. By optimizing particle size, composition, morphology, and surface characteristics, nanocarriers may improve drug solubility and stability, modify pharmacokinetic and release profiles, protect therapeutic agents from degradation, and facilitate brain delivery through the blood-brain barrier-associated transport mechanisms or nose-to-brain pathways. Controlled or sustained release may additionally reduce dosing frequency and improve patients' compliance. This review critically examines organic, inorganic, and hybrid nanocarrier systems investigated for psychotropic drug delivery, with particular emphasis on brain delivery mechanisms, safety considerations, clinical translation, regulatory challenges, and emerging strategies for psychiatric nanomedicine.

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Blood–brain barrierBrain-targeted deliveryNanocarriersPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric nanomedicinePsychotropic drugs

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