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An overweight America may be fixated on fat and obsessed with carbs, but nutritioni

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

sts say the real problem is much sweeter -- we're awash in sugar. Sugar is o

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

Examples of combination products may in

ne of the main factors that contribute to diabetes. With diabetes growing at an inc

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

edible rate there are many different views on treating diabetes. In 2007 the amount

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

of sugar being consumed grew exponentially. Did you know that the average American

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

Combination pro

consumes 63 pounds of sugar a year? The issue is not that we consume sugar, but it

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 the amount of sugar we consume without even realizing it. For example a can of s

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

oda contains 13 teaspoons of sugar. People have turned to artificial sweeteners as

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

n alternative to sugar.
In my research I have found that there is one alterna

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

tive that may be step above all the rest. This is a NATURAL herb called stevia.<

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

b> Stevia is derived from a South American shrub (Stevia rebaudiana). A good qualit

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

Following aspects would a

y leaf is estimated to be 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, or sucrose. Also known

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

as "honey leaf" and yerba dulce, stevia is not absorbed through the digestive trac

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

, and is therefore non-caloric. This is a huge find for a person with diabetes, ste

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

via is not only a natural substitute for sugar but it also carries medicinal proper

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

ies. Preliminary evidence suggests that it may lower blood pressure prevent and

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

reverse diabetes and possess anti-viral properties. Many people ask me well wh

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

y have I not heard of this before, the answer although much to vast to cover in thi

.

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

article, attributes many of these natural remedies not being told to the public du

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

e to the monetization of big companies that focus on nothing but maximizing profits

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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