ABSTRACT

3D printing is the key for future advancement in pharmaceutical field and precise manufacturing of personalized dosage forms, implantable medical devices. It is a process where objects are manufactured by fusion or deposition of materials in successive layers under computer control. Since 1984 when 3D printing came to existence it has evolved itself and found its place in many sectors including medicine, architecture and recently in pharmaceutical manufacturing. After the approval of the first 3D printed antiepileptic drug by USFDA, it is now finding its place in establishments of personalized medicines. Personalization of medicine provides a wide range of benefit for the patients who need to take medications having narrow therapeutic indices or having a higher predilection to be influenced by genetic polymorphism.3Dprinting offers new opportunities for improving safety, efficiency and convenience of medicines. When seen from an industrial point of view 3D printing has increased productivity, its cost effective and it enhanced collaboration. The review highlights the different important 3D printing processes and the mechanism by which it works, the advantages and disadvantages of each process. It is concluded that 3D printing is the footprint for the manufacturing of personalized dosage forms and on demand fabrication of pharmaceutical products in critical situation may be an easy task in the future. Keywords: 3D printing technologies, personalized medications, fused deposition modelling, laser based printing technology, inkjet printing system
Publication date: 01/01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.5806