ABSTRACT
Polymers are the most often used class of excipients in current pharmaceutical science, contributing significantly to the advancement of medication dosage formulations. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has recently been recognized in the pharmaceutical sector as a revolutionary manufacturing method that allows the rapid development of pharmaceutical formulations feasible with complex geometries. Furthermore, it also has paved the way for customized medication, since it allows pharmacists to produce pharmaceutical products incorporating the precise amount of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that successfully serve each patient’s specific needs. A great range of polymers for 3DP-based drug delivery systems have been used to create highly advanced medication formulations for patient-customized medication. Polymers are used to produce 3D-filled dosage formulations, as they are capable of modulating the release rate to provide physical consistency to the drug that is in the dosage form. Polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), polyurethane (PU), and polycaprolactone (PCL) play an important 354role in designing the dosage form. The use of polymers as a backbone does play a key role in the final properties of the dosage type. It is a project with an emphasis on developing devices with an interconnected collection of fundamental components and technologies required for a 3DP medication delivery system with self-customized customizable dosage types. To support the current chapter, we have attempted to concentrate on 3DP, accompanied by 3DP technology used in pharmaceuticals and innovative pharmaceutical polymers used in 3DP technology to customize the dosage shape.
