UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                        Commission File Number-000-23399

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

           (Check one)                Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
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                                      Form 20-F
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                                      Form 11-K
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                                    X Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
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                                      Form N-SAR
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                  For Period Ended April 30, 2003
                  __ Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
                  __ Transition Report on Form 20-F
                  __ Transition Report on Form 11-K
                  __ Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
                  __ Transition Report on Form N-SAR
                  For the Transition Period Ended:__________________


             Read Instructions (on back page) Before Preparing Form.
                              Please Print or Type.

     Nothing in this form shall be  construed to imply that the  Commission  has
verified any information contained herein.

     If the  notification  relates  to a portion of the  filing  checked  above,
identify the item(s) to which the notification relates:
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PART I--REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full Name of Registrant: NOVADEL PHARMA INC.
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Former Name of Registrant:
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number):

31 State Highway 12, Flemington, NJ  08822
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PART II--RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25b, the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate):

[X]  (a) The reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
     could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

[X]  (b) The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition  report on
     Forms 10-K, 10-KSB,  Form 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof,  will
     be filed on or before the fifteenth  calendar day following the  prescribed
     due date; or the subject  quarterly  report or  transition  report on Forms
     10-Q,  10-QSB,  or  portion  thereof  will be filed on or before  the fifth
     calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

[ ]  (c)  The  accountant's  statement  or  other  exhibit  required  by  Rule
     12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

PART III--NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Forms 10-K,  10-KSB,  20-F,
11-K, 10-Q,10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not
be filed within the prescribed time period. (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)

     The Company has not been able to compile the requisite  financial  data and
other  narrative  information  necessary to enable it to have sufficient time to
complete the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB by the required  filing
date, without unreasonable effort and expense.

PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
     notification

         Gary Shangold           (908)             782-3431
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         (Name)               (Area Code)     (Telephone Number)

(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s). X Yes No

(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?

                                  Yes    X  No
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         If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a
reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.






                               NOVADEL PHARMA INC.
                  (Name of Registrant as Specified In Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereto duly authorized

Dated:  June 12, 2003                       NOVADEL PHARMA INC.



                                        By: /s/ Gary Shangold, M.D.
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                                           Gary Shangold, M.D., President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer


INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

                                    ATTENTION

     Intention  misstatements or omissions o f fact constitute  Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).

                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and amendments
thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Act. The information contained in or filed with the form
will be made a matter of public record in the Commission files.

3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed with
each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the
registrant is registered.

4. Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on form 12b-25 but need
not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The form shall be
clearly identified as an amendment notification.