Top Highlights

• 3D printing allows for the creation of medicines that can be tailored to individual patients' needs.
• The innovation could include medicines designed to dissolve at a specific rate in the body, or that are specifically targeted to certain tissues or cells.
• 3D-printed medicine could be the future of personalised healthcare, with research now suggesting printed tablets have reached a sufficient quality to match the standards set for conventionally manufactured tablets.
• For a long time, medicines have been produced with what you might call a “one-size-fits-all” approach
• Taking too much or too little of your medication can be hard to avoid when it only comes in set doses.

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