World’s first study to manufacture and dispense 3D printed personalised medicines for patients

A successful collaboration between UCL School of Pharmacy researchers from the Basit Research Group and FABRX as well as University of Santiago de Compostela has published the world’s first study on automatic compounding and dispensing of medicines in a community pharmacy using pharmaceutical 3D printing. In the study, minoxidil medicines were both produced and dispensed to patients within the community pharmacy, creating an automatic process for personalised dosing. Proving the feasibility of 3D printing and automated dispensing of personalised medicines within a retail pharmacy setting will undoubtedly serve as a milestone in the journey towards more patient-tailored medications. The study will transform the traditional ways of treatment whilst providing pharmacists with an automated tool to expedite and enhance the control of compounding medicines at the point of care.

To read the publication, please visit: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125251

• Fabrx
• Basit Research Group

For any queries or more information, please contact Professor Abdul Basit (a.basit@ucl.ac.uk) or Dr Alvaro Goyanes (a.goyanes@fabrx.co.uk)