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Jane Dickson

August 6th, 2015

Printing Digital Drugs

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Jane Dickson

August 6th, 2015

Printing Digital Drugs

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

The Guardian reports on 3D printing drugs. The FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) has approved the printing of a pill containing a new drug, Spritam levetiracetam, (to control epileptic seizures). There are a number of universities across the world working on applying this technology to drugs, hoping to make it safer and more tailored to individual patients.

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Jane Dickson

I am an anthropologist on the D3 Delivering Digital Drugs Project based at LSE. I completed my PhD in the material culture of sustainability and green roofs. In my spare time I craft with glass, explore molecular gastronomy and love Sci-Fi.

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