Impressão tridimensional de medicamentos: desafios e perspectivas regulatórias

Vigil Sanit Debate, Rio de Janeiro, 2025, v.13: e02445 | Publicado em: 23/10/2025

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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.02445

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Impressão Tridimensional, Medicamentos, Legislação, Regulação Sanitária, Regulatório

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Introdução: A aplicação da tecnologia de impressão tridimensional (I3D) na produção de medicamentos vem ganhando destaque como alternativa ao modelo tradicional de fabricação, propiciando o desenvolvimento de medicamentos personalizados para cada paciente. Objetivo: Consolidar as informações atualmente disponíveis relativas às perspectivas regulatórias do uso da I3D na produção de medicamentos e discutir sobre os desafios a serem superados para que seja viabilizada sua ampla adoção. Método: O presente trabalho consiste em uma revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases National Library of Medicine (PubMed) e Web of Science, abrangendo o período de dezembro de 2019 a dezembro de 2024, que abordam as bases regulatórias que orientam a aplicação da I3D na produção de medicamentos, em comparação com os métodos tradicionais de produção, e quais as principais lacunas e desafios associados a essas regulamentações. Resultados: Os artigos avaliados evidenciam a necessidade do estabelecimento de regulamentação específica voltada à qualidade e aos locais de fabricação de medicamentos produzidos por I3D, para viabilizar sua adoção como uma opção de fornecimento de medicamento personalizado. Os resultados relatados nesta revisão demonstram que US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) e Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) têm adotado o acompanhamento de novas tecnologias e o aconselhamento das instituições como formas de possibilitar a introdução no mercado desses medicamentos e para elaboração de novas regulamentações. Conclusões: As informações neste artigo de revisão servem como base preliminar para entender os desafios regulatórios existentes em relação a I3D de medicamentos e possibilitar uma visão dos cenários que estão sendo propostos para inserção desta tecnologia.

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Impressão tridimensional de medicamentos: desafios e perspectivas regulatórias: Vigil Sanit Debate, Rio de Janeiro, 2025, v.13: e02445 | Publicado em: 23/10/2025. (2025). Vigilância Sanitária Em Debate , 13, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.02445