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Contact lenses are safer now than they’ve ever been! They are less abrasive and more comfortable to wear than the ear

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

ly contact lenses. They allow many individuals who need vision correction to shun eyeglasses and show off their beaut

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

Examples of combination products may in

ful eyes to the world. Nonetheless, contact lenses do present potential hazards to contact lens wearers.

Eye Irri

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

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Some people experience eye irritation as a result of wearing contact lenses. The symptoms may include disc

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

mfort, itching or burning, excessive tearing, a gritty sensation (like sand particles scratching the surface of your e

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

Combination pro

e), and/or excessive redness. Eye irritation may also lead to pain, swelling, blurred vision, and eventually, eye inf

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

ction or ulcer of the cornea.

If your eyes become irritated from wearing contacts, you should immediately remove your

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

lenses and do NOT put them back in! Consult your eye professional right away, and take your contact lenses with you,

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

n case the professional wants to check them out to help find the cause of the eye irritation.

More Serious Hazards

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

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Continuing to wear your contacts after developing any type of eye irritation can lead to more serious problems.

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

mong those problems are eye infections, pink eye, and corneal ulcers (open sores in the outer layer of the cornea).

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

Following aspects would a

cording to the Food and Drug Administration, steps CAN be taken to reduce these serious risks.

Replace your conta

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

t lens storage case every 3 to 6 months.
Always clean and disinfect your lenses properly

Never reu

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

e contact lens solution! Always use fresh solution each time you store your lenses. And never, ever use distilled or

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

tap water for storing or cleaning your contact lenses! Distilled water and tap water are NOT sterile!!! (By the same

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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

token, saliva is NOT acceptable for cleaning your lenses, either!)
Remove your contacts before swimming or g

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ing to bed. Even though some types of contact lenses are said to be safe to sleep in, doing so can increase the likel

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

hood of eye irritations and infections.

Sensible and Safe Use of Contact Lenses

If worn with precautio

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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

and by following good, hygienic care, contact lenses may be safe and convenient. Be sure to follow the advice of you

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

eye care professional on how to clean, disinfect, and store your lenses. Also, wear your contacts only as prescribed

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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