Preferences of healthcare professionals on 3D-printed tablets: a pilot study
An inaugural study was performed to understand the perceptions of healthcare professionals toward the potential benefits of 3D printing in Singapore. This study sought to increase awareness of 3D printing applications for viable clinical applications and to elucidate the current gaps in therapy wher...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1711622023-10-27T15:46:11Z Preferences of healthcare professionals on 3D-printed tablets: a pilot study Goh, Odelia Goh, Wei Jiang Lim, Seng Han Hoo, Grace S. Liew, Raymond Ng, Tat Ming School of Materials Science and Engineering Engineering::Materials Cross-Sectional Study Oral Drug Administration An inaugural study was performed to understand the perceptions of healthcare professionals toward the potential benefits of 3D printing in Singapore. This study sought to increase awareness of 3D printing applications for viable clinical applications and to elucidate the current gaps in therapy where 3D printing could play a role. A common example would be the use of 3D printing to manufacture polypills, thereby reducing the daily pill burden of patients and possibly improving medication adherence. A qualitative descriptive survey with a single-centered cross-sectional design was performed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a tertiary referral hospital with 1700 beds. This study had a total of 55 respondents comprising doctors and pharmacists. Most of the respondents viewed the 3D printing of oral dosage forms favorably and agreed about the potential advantages this technology could offer. More than 60% of the respondents were also willing to prescribe 3D printed tablets to patients. Respondents' concerns were grouped into three main categories: formulation considerations, manufacturing processes, and administrative issues. Viewed in its entirety, this study provides a valuable starting point for understanding the perceptions of healthcare professionals in adopting 3D printing technology. Published version 2023-10-23T04:52:30Z 2023-10-23T04:52:30Z 2022 Journal Article Goh, O., Goh, W. J., Lim, S. H., Hoo, G. S., Liew, R. & Ng, T. M. (2022). Preferences of healthcare professionals on 3D-printed tablets: a pilot study. Pharmaceutics, 14(7), 1521-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14071521 1999-4923 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171162 10.3390/pharmaceutics14071521 35890417 2-s2.0-85137167826 7 14 1521 en Pharmaceutics © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). application/pdf |
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An inaugural study was performed to understand the perceptions of healthcare professionals toward the potential benefits of 3D printing in Singapore. This study sought to increase awareness of 3D printing applications for viable clinical applications and to elucidate the current gaps in therapy where 3D printing could play a role. A common example would be the use of 3D printing to manufacture polypills, thereby reducing the daily pill burden of patients and possibly improving medication adherence. A qualitative descriptive survey with a single-centered cross-sectional design was performed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a tertiary referral hospital with 1700 beds. This study had a total of 55 respondents comprising doctors and pharmacists. Most of the respondents viewed the 3D printing of oral dosage forms favorably and agreed about the potential advantages this technology could offer. More than 60% of the respondents were also willing to prescribe 3D printed tablets to patients. Respondents' concerns were grouped into three main categories: formulation considerations, manufacturing processes, and administrative issues. Viewed in its entirety, this study provides a valuable starting point for understanding the perceptions of healthcare professionals in adopting 3D printing technology. |
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