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Children's eye injuries caused by trauma present challenges for the injured party. Eye injuries may result in

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

permanent vision loss, partial vision loss and/or restriction in the field of vision. Litigation against neg

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

ligent doctors and clinics over eye injuries is increasing. You should be aware that:

• Air bag defects ca

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

cause traumatic eye injuries.

• LASIK related errors have lead many disgruntled patients to the courts for

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

compensation.

• On May 15, 2006, Bausch & Lomb recalled ReNu with MoistureLoc, its contact lens solution, be

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

ause of reports from consumers infected with the potentially devastating eye infection called Fusarium Keratit

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

is. This is an inflammation of the cornea in the front of the eye that can require surgery.

• Zithromax (ge

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

eric: azithromycin) manufactured by Pfizer Inc., is a widely prescribed antibiotic. It is suspected of quadru

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

pling the risk of being re-infected with a potentially blinding eye infection called trachoma. According to a

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Zithromax appears to block the immune syst

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

em's capability to develop natural resistance by decreasing exposure to the bacteria.

• Under Food and Drug

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

Administration guidelines, tanning salons must direct all customers to wear protective eye goggles. The inten

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

e UV radiation in tanning devices is not sufficiently blocked by closing your eyes, wearing ordinary sunglasse

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

s, or using cotton wads. Studies show that too much exposure to ultraviolet rays can damage the retina or bur

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

the cornea. Repeated exposure over many years can change the structure of the lens so that it begins to clou

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

d, forming a cataract. Left untreated, cataracts can cause blindness.

In 2005, my 53 year old client, Sonia,

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

as partially blinded in one eye when she was hit by a car while she was crossing the street. Her body was sla

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

mmed to the street face first. Although liability was very difficult (Sonia was trying to cross a busy urban

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

treet while her light was red.), Sonia got a very substantial settlement. With her settlement, Sonia was able

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

to pay her medical bills, get expert assistance with her activities of daily living and put money in the bank

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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