Original Research Paper

Preface:Special issue for the“Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences(AFPS) 2015 Conference”

We are pleased to present this special issue for the“Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences(AFPS)2015 Conference”of the Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The abstracts included in this issue are from those presented as lectures and posters at the Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences(AFPS)2015 Conference held in Bangkok,Thailand,during 25–27 November 2015.This was the latest in the well-established AFPS series of international conferences,which are organized in alternate years in different Asian countries to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent progress in the feld of pharmaceutical sciences.

Major topics covered by the abstracts published in this issue include:

·Physical pharmacy and formulation design

·Regulatory science and policy

·Biotechnology and drug delivery

·Drug design and development

·Pharmaceutical manufacturing technology and engineering

·Biopharmaceutics,pharmacokinetics and metabolism

·Natural products and cosmeceuticals

We are pleased to take this opportunity to acknowledge the initiative and excellent organizational skills of the conference chairman,Professor Garnpimol C.Ritthidej,and her hard working local team from Thai Industrial Pharmacist Association(TIPA)in Thailand.The success of the conference was a tribute to all of them.We also are indeed grateful to all authors and referees for their cooperation and support,which have been essential in enabling us to prepare this issue for publication in such a timely manner.

Pornsak Sriamornsak

Professor,Faculty of Pharmacy,Silpakorn University,Thailand

Sontaya Limmatvapirat,Suchada Piriyaprasarth

Associate Professor,Faculty of Pharmacy,Silpakorn University,

Thailand

Peer review under responsibility of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajps.2015.10.004

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