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Food intolerance used to be called 'food allergies'. However, there is a world of difference between a true food allergy, such as the infamous peanut allergy, which can kill almost instantly, and an 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

tolerance to, for example, gluten leading to general poor health and obesity.

Food intolerance is not the same as food allergy. Many medical authorities, however, who really ought to know better, insi

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

Examples of combination products may in

t on classing them as the same, pointing out what is already known, that these types of problem do not show up in blood tests. The reason for this is that there is not usually any involvement with the

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

mmune system. There may be an inability to digest the food in question, perhaps because an enzyme is lacking, or some other difficulty.

Even though certain conditions are most often caused by an intol

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

rance to one or two particular foods, the same symptoms may be brought on by different triggers in some patients. Different people are intolerant of different foods, and the same set of symptoms may be

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

Combination pro

caused by a completely different food from one person to the next.

In case you're wondering why people eat foods they are sensitive to, I should point out that it's perfectly possible to have an into

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

erance to something as common as wheat for years without realising it. In a 3-year study at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, 60% of patients were found to be intolerant of wheat! In fact, you may

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

be intolerant to wheat, dairy products or some other major part of your diet yourself.

The only reliable way to test for such a food sensitivity is by means of an exclusion diet (see "How to find out

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

f you're food intolerant" further down).

Health problems which may be caused by food intolerance

Illnesses and problems that may be caused by food intolerance include:

- Arthritis
- Asthma

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

- Autism
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME)
- Coeliac disease
- Colic
- Crohn's disease
- Depression
- Eczema
- Gout
- Hyperactivity
- Irritable Bowel Syndrom

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

(IBS)
- Migraine
- Obesity
- Rhinitis
- Urticaria

Other health effects may occur which are not listed. And, of course, intolerance to a food which is eaten regularly may also caus

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

Following aspects would a

an existing condition to worsen.

How to find out if you are food intolerant

Food intolerance is not the same as food allergy (as mentioned already). Classic allergy tests don't work because they are

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

testing for the wrong thing.

You may find the following types of test being offered to test for food intolerance:

- Skin test -
This is the classic test for immune response. Good for discoverin

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

g if you have an allergy, but useless for pinpointing intolerance.

- Tongue test -
A modification of the skin test, again only suitable for discovering allergies, rather than food intolerance.

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

RAST test (radioallergosorbent test) -
A blood test. Another test suitable for testing for allergies, but not for intolerance.

- Cytotoxic test -
Attractive in theory, but disappointing i

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

practice. Do not take this test as the results are unreliable, with many false positives.

- Hair test -
A test for mineral deficiencies is offered as a way of diagnosing possible food intolera

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ce. However, there does not seem to be any link between mineral deficiency and food intolerance.

- Blood mineral analysis -
Again, mineral levels are tested, but the link between mineral deficie

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

ncies and any food intolerance has not been demonstrated.

- Blood antibody test -
Any food antibodies found in the blood will demonstrate a food allergy. However, the lack of an antibody does no

.

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

indicate that a food is tolerated.

Save your money. None of these tests are of any value in finding out if you are food intolerant or not. Only one reliable method exists: an exclusion diet. As menti

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ned already, in many cases, the condition which is suspected of being caused by food intolerance is so serious that this should only be undertaken under medical supervision.

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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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