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Upon leaving the health club a few days ago I picked up a copy of the gym’s Health, Beauty and Wellness magazine. I thought I would flip through it and find o

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

ut all the latest tips on health and beauty. But all I found were ads for plastic surgeons, cosmetic dental treatments, and medical spa treatments (such as ch

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

Examples of combination products may in

mical peels). Is that what beauty has come down to? Cutting ourselves up and putting chemicals on and in our bodies in the name of looking good?

The inside

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

over of this magazine had a message from the publisher of the magazine which said that while, diet and exercise were certainly an important part of a healthy a

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

d happy life, health and wellness often goes beyond just working out and eating your veggies. Fitness cannot fix crows feet or bags under the eyes. It can’t

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

Combination pro

elp you achieve the perfect smile, or the perfect body you have always wanted. That takes a little more than a fitness instructor. Really? Then what the hec

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

k was I doing paying to belong to a health club? Could my health club actually be advocating looking your best and living a healthy and happy lifestyle throug

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

surgery and chemical processes? I spend 3-4 days a week working out. Maybe I should just quit the gym, and save the money to have the fat sucked out of me!

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

As I skimmed through the magazine I noticed a dentist whose philosophy read “…and a healthy smile can be the foundation for many positive outcomes in life.” W

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

ich positive outcomes would that be based simply on my smile? What about self esteem and confidence? Does he sell those as well? And there was the plastic s

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

rgeon who had a testimonial from one of his patients stating that “he is amazingly gentle and extremely kind.” Those are special qualities? I thought those w

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

Following aspects would a

ere qualities all doctors were supposed to have!

It is messages like these that cause us to be unhappy with our looks and our bodies, to always be seeking aft

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

r perfection and youth. We are told that crows feet and wrinkles are bad. That being 40 and looking 40 is unattractive. We are constantly reminded via the m

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

dia that youth is where it is at and we need to continually be striving for that which will make us young forever. But at what cost? Whatever happened to agi

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

g gracefully? Just because you are 40 and look 40 doesn’t mean you are unattractive. You can still have that youthful and healthy glow without risking your l

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

fe to look 20. What about using products on your skin that are healthy and good for your skin instead of chemicals that cause your skin to age and lose elasti

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

city through the use of a chemical soup? I didn’t see that one mentioned anywhere.

Children as young as 10 are using cosmetics and 16 year old teens are dream

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

ng of plastic surgery to cover their flaws. Parents are actually giving breast implants and nose jobs as “sweet 16” gifts. And where do you think they get th

.

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

se ideas? How dramatically different are these aspirations than those of kids from previous generations. Where is this heading?

Aging is a natural process a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

d it certainly doesn’t have to be a negative one. Stop chasing the elusive dream of youth at the expense of your health. Never apologize for aging gracefully

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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