Pharmacists and engineers at Texas A&M University, in College Station, have developed a 3D printing process capable of producing the exact dose of medication needed by a child, meant to be used in hospitals and pharmacies on an as-needed basis.
3D printing could solve the many challenges manufacturers face when developing pediatric drug products. For example, it is hard to fix doses based on body weight in still-developing children, said Mansoor Khan, PhD, RPH, a professor of