European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

3D PRINTING: BASIC ROLE IN PHARMACY

Rajni Bala*, Reecha Madaan, Amandeep Kaur and Kriti Mahajan

ABSTRACT

For regeneration of tissues and organs, many researchers used Computer-Aided Design (C.A.D) and Computer- Aided Manufacturing (C.A.M), the result of which many 3DP technologies like selective laser sintering, deposition modeling, inkjet-based printing and stereo lithography are introduced. Personalized medicine aims to tailor drug combination and dosage manufacturing to the specific needs of a patient by taking into consideration its genetic profile, phenotypic response, and path physiology. New technologies are needed to pharmaceutical tablets in a scalable manner, while meeting quality assurance regulatory standards. 3D Pharming, the use of 3D Printing to directly fabricate personalized pharmaceutical tablets, is under intense development by many investigators due to its unprecedented control for: 1) stability of multiple drugs within a pill; 2) precise dose of each drug; and 3) release kinetics of each component by incorporating designed structures that can modulate dissolution and diffusion profiles. Additionally, it has the potential to scale in order to meet the economics and quality that the pharmaceutical industry demands. This article reviews the types & techniques used for 3D printing of tablets, advantages, disadvantages and applications of 3D printing along with technologies used in the fabrication of Pharmaceutical dosage forms.

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