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Marc began looking for the next phase of innovation, he found the technology was already further along in Europe.“ Believe it or not, 3D printing has actually become more adopted within pharmaceuticals in Europe than in the US. Europe has a lot of 3D printing within pharmaceutical dosing. That early adoption has largely been driven by clinical research, with European companies developing and validating the technology in controlled settings,” Marc explains. Pete Pharma is now building on that foundation, focusing on how those proven capabilities can be translated into scalable, day-today use within compounding pharmacies across North America.
3D printing is already changing how medication gets made. In many cases, compounding still relies on manual processes. Hormone replacement therapy is one such area. It has high demand,
repetitive steps, and time tied directly to labor.“ Right now, it is a very manual process. You mix it, then fill capsules by hand. It takes about 45 minutes and requires a lot of cleanup,” he notes.
“ Through 3D printing, a customer can produce 300 dosage forms in under ten minutes, and every single individual dose as a precise weight.” The distinction is not just about speed. It is about how quality is handled. Instead of testing samples and assuming consistency, the printer weighs each unit as it is produced.
Pharmaceutical 3D printing will move beyond the early adopter phase and become a standard tool for many compounding pharmacies
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3D printing has broadened what partners can offer.“ Now, you can create a bi-layer tablet, where one part is immediate release and the other is sustained release. Before this technology, compounding pharmacies could only do one or the other, not both in a single dosage form.”
The process streamlines preparation, reduces handoffs, and creates a more consistent production process.“ Partners will be able to purchase pre-formulated cartridges and print right away, so they no longer have to prepare and quality-check formulations before production.”
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