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Table 2 Proprietary 3D printing drug products

From: Recent trends on applications of 3D printing technology on the design and manufacture of pharmaceutical oral formulation: a mini review

Drug product

Fabrication technique

Dosage Form Characteristics

References

Acetaminophen controlled release tablet

Hot melt extrusion

Specific 3D structure with different inner core densities and outer shell thickness.

[52]

Warfarin fast disintegrating tablet

Powder based method

Highly porous structure which disintegrates very fast in oral cavity.

[53]

Aripiprazoleoro dispersible films

Fused filament method

Printed film with a porous structure and amorphization of the drug substance.

[54]

Colon delivery tablet of aminosalicylate (4- ASA and 5-ASA)

Hot melt extrusion

Monolithic controlled release tablet as patient-tailored medicine.

[55]

Theophylline immediate and extended release tablet

Hot melt extrusion

A combination of different release mechanisms into a single system with digital control of excipients.

[56]

Fluorescein 3D printing tablet

Fused filament method

Monolithic tablet for personalized dosemedicine and specific release profile.

[36]

Prednisolone extended release 3D tablet

Fused filament method

Amorphization of prednisolone in formulation/personalized dose medicine.

[57]

Ritonavir 3D tablet

Hot melt extrusion

Solid dispersion of drug in hydrophilic polymer to improve the drug solubility and bioavailability.

[24]

3D tablet containing nanocapsule of deflazacort

Fused filament method

Combination of two technology; 3D printing and nanotechnology to create innovative formulation.

[58]