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    <periodOfReport>2010-03-31</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>NOVADEL PHARMA INC</issuerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Of such total shares:  23,417,138 are owned by ProQuest Investments III, L.P. (&quot;Investments III&quot;), of which ProQuest Associates III LLC (&quot;Associates III&quot;) is the general partner; 9,530,152 are owned by ProQuest Investments II, L.P. (&quot;Investments II&quot;), of which ProQuest Associates II LLC (&quot;Associates II&quot;) is the general partner; and 143,101 are owned by ProQuest Investments II Advisors Fund, L.P. (&quot;Advisors&quot;), of which Associates II is the general partner.  Jay Moorin and Alain Schreiber are managing members of Associates III and Associates II.  All of such new shares were acquired by Associates II.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Of such warrants:  1,107,078 are owned by Investments III; 281,030 are owned by Investments II; and 6,763 are owned by Advisors.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Of such warrants:  164,210 are owned by Investments III; 41,684 are owned by Investments II; and 1,005 are owned by Advisors.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Of such warrants:  305,380 are owned by Investments III; 77,520 are owned by Investments II; and 1,866 are owned by Advisors.  Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Of such warrants:  2,381,030 are owned by Investments III; 604,419 are owned by Investments II; and 14,551 are owned by Advisors.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Of such warrants: 5,116,683 are owned by Investments III; 1,298,858 are owned by Investments II; and 31,268 are owned by Advisors.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Such warrants are owned by Investments II.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">On March 31, 2010, Investments II acquired 4,848,485 shares of Common Stock, Series A Warrants to purchase 2,424,243 shares of Common Stock and Series B Warrants to purchase 1,616,162 shares of Common Stock, all for an aggregate price of $800,000.03.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Pasquale DeAngelis, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-04-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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