Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by Using 3D Printer and the Application for Patient-Tailored Medicine

The technologies of additive manufacturing, called as 3D printing have been developed and established in various industrial fields. The application of 3D printing technology is still expanding to other fields including medical field. In pharmaceutical industry, 3D printed tablets emerged in United States in 2015. After that, researchers are exploring the epoch model of “patient-tailored medicine” by using 3D printer. The medicines are 3D printed by using several kinds of 3D printers, and unique tablets and other dosage forms are reported. In this review, we introduce the articles and discuss the usefulness of 3D printed medicine.