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Exercise is the closest thing we have to a magic bullet when it comes to personal health and well being. First of all, any amount of exercise above what you are already doing is most likely going to be better f

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

or you (unless you are already an elite level athlete and in peak physical condition). Also, exercising is totally free; you don’t need to spend one red cent to get all the health promoting benefits of exercise

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

Examples of combination products may in

So if we all know it’s good for us, and its free, why don’t more people do it?

I think the problem lies with our distorted view of value and money. In a society driven by money that measures worth based price

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

how could something totally free be of any value? So it must not make sense to many people that something completely free could be of such incredible value and worth. Most people can tell you what a house is “

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

orth” or what a car is “worth”. But ask them to tell you how much a few hours per week of exercising is “worth” and you’ll most likely get a blank stare. How can you put a dollar figure to the benefits of a lif

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

Combination pro

time of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle? The answer is, you can’t! There is no amount of money that can buy you back your health once you let it go! But this concept must truly be lost considering the

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

amount of people that are succumbing to lifestyle disorders like diabetes, heart disease and obesity. All of which can be reduced or flat out removed by living a healthy lifestyle and exercising.

Instead of pu

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

ting a little effort into regular workouts most people would rather take a drug to deal with lifestyle disease problems. I believe this happens for three reasons.

1) Because this makes more sense to them, it i

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

a simple value for a dollar equation. After all, prescriptions come from the best that medical science can offer. And obviously the more expensive the drug or treatment is, the better it must be, again value f

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

r the dollar. You work hard for your money, and you are trained to believe that money should be able to buy you everything else you need in your life, including your health. And this couldn’t be further from th

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

truth. Isn’t it ironic that the pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars researching and marketing drugs that do the same thing as a few (free) workouts per week can do!

2) People are just too busy

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

Following aspects would a

to “fit in” a few workouts per week. People who have not grown up with the habit of exercising simply do not factor it into their daily routine. As little as three 30 minute workouts per week would do wonders f

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

r anyone who doesn’t exercise at all. But even this little amount of time spent (1.5 hours per week) seems to be too much.

3) Effort. Even though exercising is completely free and can provide more health benef

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

ts than all the drugs in the world, most people don’t want to put in the effort. I believe people feel they work hard enough at their jobs, school, raising a family and whatever else they are involved in. Ask a

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

person to spend some of their precious free time working out and it must seem like the work never ends.

So the answer is there, we all know what to do, but most people won’t own up and do what it takes. Not ha

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

ing enough time is simply an excuse. Even the busiest person on earth can find 1.5 hours per week of spare time to throw in a few short workouts. But for some reason, even though everyone knows exercising is go

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

d for them, they still avoid it.

And this is the most troubling point of it all. Exercising is free, and has more health benefits than any amount of drugs could ever have. Regular exercise can reduce blood cho

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

esterol, reduce blood lipids, improve cardiovascular functioning and fitness, lower your blood pressure, improve your insulin sensitivity, help improve symptoms of type 2 diabetes, reduce body weight, reduce bo

.

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

y fat, improve the overall look of your body, increase bone density, build strong muscles, improve your self image and self confidence, helps to alleviate depression, adds structure to your day, provides a grat

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

fying experience that builds confidence and character, and teaches you the concept of delayed gratification and a bit of self sacrifice for long term gain. Now could you imagine a drug that could do all of that

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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