Under the supervision of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Associate Professor Dr. Sarmed H. Kathum Alkhateeb, the Scientific Affairs Unit at the University of Baghdad/College of Pharmacy, held an in-person scientific seminar on “Microneedles: Innovations in Transdermal Drug Delivery for Enhanced Pharmaceutical Applications,” delivered by Asmaa Mohammed Rashid, a PhD student at the Pharmaceutics Department. The seminar aimed to give an introduction to the definition of microneedles, the basic steps for the manufacture of microneedles, the methods used in the manufacture of their molds, and the materials used in their manufacture, such as polymers. The seminar included a review of the different types of microneedles available, the differences between them, their role in improving the delivery of drugs through the skin as an alternative to oral and intravenous preparations in terms of overcoming problems related to the low bioavailability of drugs within the body and in order to reduce the patient’s complaints related to the difficulties and risks of intravenous drugs, and the recent uses of microneedles technology for the administration of the vaccine insulin. Additionally, the methods of characterization and evaluation of manufactured microneedles in terms of their resistance to change during manufacturing and storage processes under various conditions were addressed.
