3D pharma printing: Personalised medicine begins here

Tailoring treatment for each patient

An infant weighing a few kilos requires different medicine doses than an adult weighing 110 kilos. Yet medicines are only available in a few standard strengths. As a result, hospital staff must manually adjust these doses to suit each patient’s needs. With on demand medicine production at the point of care, it is now possible to tailor doses specifically to individual patients, allowing for more precise and personalised treatments with greater ease.

The 3D Pharma Printer can produce medicines automatically and on demand, according to the specific and distinct needs of each individual patient. The release profile, size and shape of the tablet can be customised. In the future, patients who require several medicines could even have them combined in the correct doses into a single tablet.

A step towards the future

With the installation of the 3D Pharma Printer in Maasstad Ziekenhuis, production of several medicine formulae can begin. In autumn 2025, Maasstad Ziekenhuis will also begin treating patients with these medicines. This marks the beginning of a new era: personalised medicine on demand.