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A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications

Amminga Siddartha Tharun Teja1★, Hindustan Abdul Ahad1, Haranath Chinthaginjala1, Peddagundam Baba Fakruddin1, Ganthala Aravind Kumar1, Ksheerasagare Tarun1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) - Autonomous, K.R. Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

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Amminga Siddartha Tharun Teja

Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) - Autonomous, K.R. Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

siddarthatharunteja@ gmail.com

Received: 08-09-2022; Revised: 28-09-2022; Accepted: 08-10-2022.

Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 7–12 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/097515050522

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ABSTRACT

3–dimensional (3D) printing offers the chance to fabricate medications with more than a single active ingredient categorised by various properties and with diverse dissolution profiles. As a result, making composite medications may affect the decline in the number of used products. 3D printing in pharmaceuticals is a portion of the novel development called additive manufacturing, which means manufacturing three-dimensional compact substances from a digital file. Additive manufacturing is taken into consideration in the medical sector as it has the potential to advance treatment for certain conditions. The technology used mostly in the 3D printing of healthcare devices is termed powder bed fusion. Powder bed fusion is typically used for healthcare devices, as it can work with a wide variety of materials, including titanium, and nylon. Recent developments in technology and improved research in this sector can guarantee extra safe and effective cures. This technology appears to be an innovative tool that provides greater flexibility in medicine manufacturing and is likely to transform medication distribution schemes to a more diverse level in the future.

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    Teja, A. S. T., Ahad, H. A., Chinthaginjala, H., Fakruddin, P. B., Kumar, G. A., & Tarun, K. (). A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 15(1), 7–12. https://doi.org/10.5530/097515050522