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   RS Wood to JAB   
   Re: FDA approves first 3D-printed pill,   
   08 Aug 15 05:22:49   
   
   From: rsw@therandymon.com   
      
   On 2015-08-08, JAB  wrote:   
   > FDA approves first 3D-printed pill, could signal era of custom   
   > medication   
   >   
   > A new anti-seizure medication has become the first-ever 3D-printed   
   > medication to gain FDA approval. The FDA has been pulled along into   
   > the future in recent years as prosthetics and other medical devices   
   > have been pumped out of 3D printers, but never before has the   
   > technology proven so integral to the production of a pill. This form   
   > of the drug, called Spritam, wouldn’t work with conventional   
   > production methods.   
      
   I find this far more compelling than a lot of the plastic crap being   
   squirted out of 3D printers.  Hooray for new production methods.   
      
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