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Participate in a survey collecting your views on 3D-printing for the personalisation of diabetes medicines

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Hello,

We are carrying out a research that involves producing medicines using 3D printing. 3D printing is a process of making medicated tablets by depositing ingredients layer by layer using a 3D printer controlled by a computer that will be used to determine the shape of the tablet. For our research, we will be making a tablet to be used by type 2 diabetic patients who also have other long-term illnesses. One of the expected advantages of printing medicines is reduced number of medications needed to be taken daily by the patients. Another is customisation of medicines to meet individual patient need. We would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at obtaining your opinions and views.

What is involved?
This study will involve you completing a survey which will take approximately 10 minutes. This research only seeks your opinion and views on 3D printed formulations, and you will not be asked to add, remove, or replace any of your current prescribed medication

Who can participate?
Participants above 18 years who have type 2 diabetes concurrent with other long-term illness(es) and require the use of multiple medicated tablets per day.

Healthcare professionals with any level of experience in diabetes management.

How to participate?
For participants with type 2 diabetes, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUOUtXQUtCV1RNTzFNMDVMTkJKQ0w1UkpRWC4u

For healthcare professionals, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUMlhBN0c1M0tUMlVSTEZTVzc5TUZTOFpTMy4u

Who reviewed the project?
This project was reviewed by SEC faculty research ethics committee at Kingston University.

For more information, please contact Ogochukwu Okafor-Muo at K1738588@kingston.ac.uk or Dr Amr Elshaer at A.Elshaer@kingston.ac.uk

“THIS STUDY HAS BEEN APPROVED BY @Josh DUK
 
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Gosh! why on earth ONLY for T2 though?

Or, is this an exercise using a handy and large enough identifiable group with a good mix of ages and ethnicities .....
 
OGO_LILIAN said:
Hello,

We are carrying out a research that involves producing medicines using 3D printing. 3D printing is a process of making medicated tablets by depositing ingredients layer by layer using a 3D printer controlled by a computer that will be used to determine the shape of the tablet. For our research, we will be making a tablet to be used by type 2 diabetic patients who also have other long-term illnesses. One of the expected advantages of printing medicines is reduced number of medications needed to be taken daily by the patients. Another is customisation of medicines to meet individual patient need. We would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at obtaining your opinions and views.

What is involved?
This study will involve you completing a survey which will take approximately 10 minutes. This research only seeks your opinion and views on 3D printed formulations, and you will not be asked to add, remove, or replace any of your current prescribed medication

Who can participate?
Participants above 18 years who have type 2 diabetes concurrent with other long-term illness(es) and require the use of multiple medicated tablets per day.

Healthcare professionals with any level of experience in diabetes management.

How to participate?
For participants with type 2 diabetes, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUOUtXQUtCV1RNTzFNMDVMTkJKQ0w1UkpRWC4u

For healthcare professionals, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUMlhBN0c1M0tUMlVSTEZTVzc5TUZTOFpTMy4u

Who reviewed the project?
This project was reviewed by SEC faculty research ethics committee at Kingston University.

For more information, please contact Ogochukwu Okafor-Muo at K1738588@kingston.ac.uk or Dr Amr Elshaer at A.Elshaer@kingston.ac.uk

“THIS STUDY HAS BEEN APPROVED BY @josh DUK”
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This has been approved. Please help if you can.
 
OGO_LILIAN said:
Hi.
Type 2 diabetes requires the use of solid oral dosage forms which can be 3D printed 🙂.
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Sounds like it could save a lot of packaging
 
Are saying you would combine differnt drugs in to one tablet?
 
Done but did not fill in a couple.

By the way, do you think your printer could keep up with a 128 station Courtoy press when it comes to knocking out pills? Seems to me that use of such pills will have little to do with the patient thinks and a lot to do with the practicality in making them with the quantities needed. Good luck.
 
Hello,

We are carrying out a research that involves producing medicines using 3D printing. 3D printing is a process of making medicated tablets by depositing ingredients layer by layer using a 3D printer controlled by a computer that will be used to determine the shape of the tablet. For our research, we will be making a tablet to be used by type 2 diabetic patients who also have other long-term illnesses. One of the expected advantages of printing medicines is reduced number of medications needed to be taken daily by the patients. Another is customisation of medicines to meet individual patient need. We would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at obtaining your opinions and views.

What is involved?
This study will involve you completing a survey which will take approximately 10 minutes. This research only seeks your opinion and views on 3D printed formulations, and you will not be asked to add, remove, or replace any of your current prescribed medication

Who can participate?
Participants above 18 years who have type 2 diabetes concurrent with other long-term illness(es) and require the use of multiple medicated tablets per day.

Healthcare professionals with any level of experience in diabetes management.

How to participate?
For participants with type 2 diabetes, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUOUtXQUtCV1RNTzFNMDVMTkJKQ0w1UkpRWC4u

For healthcare professionals, please follow the link below to the survey:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...1b1yTDNNUMlhBN0c1M0tUMlVSTEZTVzc5TUZTOFpTMy4u

Who reviewed the project?
This project was reviewed by SEC faculty research ethics committee at Kingston University.

For more information, please contact Ogochukwu Okafor-Muo at K1738588@kingston.ac.uk or Dr Amr Elshaer at A.Elshaer@kingston.ac.uk

“THIS STUDY HAS BEEN APPROVED BY @Josh DUK
 
grovesy said:
If you had a reaction or side effect how would you no which drug it was?
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Hi, sorry for the late reply. Possible side effects for each drug are listed on the packaging and patients' information leaflet. Also, your healthcare provider usually can tell as certain drugs have typical side effects. Just the same way they can identify the cause of side effects in patients taking multiple medications.
 
Docb said:
Done but did not fill in a couple.

By the way, do you think your printer could keep up with a 128 station Courtoy press when it comes to knocking out pills? Seems to me that use of such pills will have little to do with the patient thinks and a lot to do with the practicality in making them with the quantities needed. Good luck.
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Hi, thank you for participating and sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure if by 'knocking out' you are referring to speed of production but if that is the case, being able to quickly make pills on demand is only one of the main advantages of 3D printing of medications. Controlling tablet dimension, shape, dose and making only the needed quantity are some of the other benefits. Patient views in terms of colour, shape, etc are considered in the survey as they may influence patient acceptance and compliance. Of course the feasibility of making each pill to suit the dose requirement of each patient is our main focus.
 
OGO_LILIAN said:
Hi, thank you for participating and sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure if by 'knocking out' you are referring to speed of production but if that is the case, being able to quickly make pills on demand is only one of the main advantages of 3D printing of medications. Controlling tablet dimension, shape, dose and making only the needed quantity are some of the other benefits. Patient views in terms of colour, shape, etc are considered in the survey as they may influence patient acceptance and compliance. Of course the feasibility of making each pill to suit the dose requirement of each patient is our main focus.
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Yes, this is what I thought you meant.
Personalised medicine made just in time from raw ingredients could be a game changer for the pharma industry and allow small micro-pharma companies to be setup in local areas with big pharma making the bulk stuff and the micro companies printing it into a bespoke pill with only one set of coatings/stabilisers etc. required.
I'm type 1 so have nothing to contribute to your study but as a former scientist, I do love seeing people attempting genuinely big ideas with the potential to disrupt the market.
Obviously early days but I wish you well with this.
 
pm133 said:
Yes, this is what I thought you meant.
Personalised medicine made just in time from raw ingredients could be a game changer for the pharma industry and allow small micro-pharma companies to be setup in local areas with big pharma making the bulk stuff and the micro companies printing it into a bespoke pill with only one set of coatings/stabilisers etc. required.
I'm type 1 so have nothing to contribute to your study but as a former scientist, I do love seeing people attempting genuinely big ideas with the potential to disrupt the market.
Obviously early days but I wish you well with this.
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oh, Thank you.🙂
 
Here is a typical scenario ..a patient is advised to take Gliclazide tablets 20-30 mins before brekkie, and take Metformin with a meal to reduce the side effects ..a 3D printed ✻polypill✻ is smart enough to square this circle?
 
steven said:
Here is a typical scenario ..a patient is advised to take Gliclazide tablets 20-30 mins before brekkie, and take Metformin with a meal to reduce the side effects ..a 3D printed ✻polypill✻ is smart enough to square this circle?
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Hi Steven
Yes, if the polypill is designed to contain an immediate release Gliclizide and a delayed release metformin. one of the many methods of delaying drug release such as coating can be applied to the metformin layer or section. The patient can take the tablet 20-30 minutes before meal but won't need to take another after meal
 
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