[Current status, challenges, and development trends in intelligent manufacturing of traditional Chinese medicine solid preparations]

The intelligent manufacturing of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) solid preparations is an important direction in the current development of the TCM industry. TCM enterprises are fervently pursuing intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation, and new equipment and technologies are empowering the development of this industry. With the rapid development of the global pharmaceutical market, the manufacturing level of large-scale drugs represents the advancement in the pharmaceutical industry of a country. Solid preparations, being a main dosage form of TCM, have complex and diverse manufacturing processes and stringent quality control requirements. A number of enterprises are seizing the opportunity to reshape their original drug manufacturing processes, making lean improvement in drug quality and achieving key breakthroughs in drug sensory perception, quality recognition, value transfer, and intelligent control. They are moving towards goals of energy saving, equipment synergy, and simultaneous improvement in quality and efficiency. Promoting the intelligent manufacturing of TCM solid preparations can not only improve the production efficiency and drug quality but also solve control challenges, being of significant practical importance and offering broad development prospects. By reviewing the recent policies and studies on TCM manufacturing in China, this paper analyzes the challenges, current status, and development trends in the intelligent manufacturing of TCM solid preparations, providing a reference for subsequent research in this field.