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Advice Pool - Cough Medicine Abuse Rising
Cough medicine is quickly becoming a drug of choice among teenagers and pre-teenagers looking for a
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
quick, cheap, and hard-to-detect high.
Since most cough medicine can be bought over-the-counter,
Since most cough medicine can be bought over-the-counter,
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
it's easily accessible to young people, and most parents are generally unaware that cough medicine,
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
taken in quantity, can produce a "buzz" that appeals to kids looking to get high.
Such cough medic
Such cough medic
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ine abuse is called "robo-tripping" because Robitussin cough medicine is the cough medicine many ki
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
s choose.
Cough medicine abusers often go to extraordinary lengths to get the cough medicine they
Cough medicine abusers often go to extraordinary lengths to get the cough medicine they
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
want, according to police. Some drug store chains have noticed an increase in in shoplifting of co
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
ugh medicines, although sometimes the bottles of cough medicine themselves never leave the store.
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
he Wilmington Star newspaper recently reported that just before Christmas, a man walked into a drug
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
store, grabbed three bottles of different types of cough medicine, took them into a restroom, and
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
rank them all.
Many such incidents are never reported.
And unfortunately, many parents who have n
Many such incidents are never reported.
And unfortunately, many parents who have n
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ever heard of "robo-tripping" and are completely unaware of the dangers of cough medicine abuse.
W
W
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
hen used in compliance with label directions, cough medicine produces few side effects. But when la
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ge doses of cough medicine are taken, a number of dangerous side effects can result, including conf
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
usion, dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, loss of physical coordination, abdominal pain, ra
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
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
id heartbeat, drowsiness and nausea.
These cough medicine side effects can be especially dangerous
These cough medicine side effects can be especially dangerous
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
when teen drivers get behind the wheel.
A recent study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America
A recent study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
shows that one out of 10 teenagers from across the country--or about two million--used cough medic
.
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
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
ne to get high in 2005.
Abuse of cough medicine and other over-the-counter medications has increas
Abuse of cough medicine and other over-the-counter medications has increas
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
ed tenfold among teenagers since 1999, according to a study by the California Poison Control System
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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