Print Your Own Pills
A few years ago, Peak began to wonder whether it would be possible to offer children and young people like Joseph bespoke tablets — sized to suit them and containing the exact dosage they require. And in July 2018, Peak’s team at Alder Hey became the first in the world to administer 3D-printed tablets to children as part of a research trial. This approach squeezes in more of the active ingredients than standard manufacturing, which compresses the drug and other components by stamping the preparation into a mold using a machine called a tablet press.
Source: digg.com