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E-Articles - Depression And Self Discovery
Not long ago I was the poster child for psychotropic drug use. Over a 23 year period my doctors had sequentially assigned to me
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
the labels of Depression, Adult ADD and Bi-polar Disorder. With each diagnosis a new drug was assigned to my treatment regiment.
; 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
At the peak I was taking Wellbutrin and Effexor (both antidepressants), Depakote (a mood stabilizer), Buspar (for anxiety) and C
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ncerta (a timed released form of Ritalin). My life evolved around the monthly doctor visit where I would routinely receive a dos
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ge increase or a new medication. I would follow each visit with a trip to my local pharmacy where I spent on average $750 a mont
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
to support my legal drug habit.
With three different mental illnesses I thought my chances of ever living a normal life were v
With three different mental illnesses I thought my chances of ever living a normal life were v
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
ry, very bleak. I had been told over and over that I had a hereditary chemical imbalance and that I would have to be on the medi
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
ine for the rest of my life.
Then one December my psychiatrist went out of town unexpectedly. I cut my usual dosages in half in
Then one December my psychiatrist went out of town unexpectedly. I cut my usual dosages in half in
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
order to make it to my next appointment and something remarkable happened, I began to feel better. All of a sudden I was not as
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
ired or depressed or agitated or suicidal. I had more energy and slept better at night.
When my doctor returned I told him what
When my doctor returned I told him what
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
I had done. He berated me for “going off” my medication, wrote five new scripts and instructed me to get them filled immediately
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
He ignored my questions about why would I feel better with less medicine, or why would I have so much more energy with fewer pi
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
ls.
I walked out of his office mad that he had ignored me and suspicious that I was not being told the whole truth. I began to
I walked out of his office mad that he had ignored me and suspicious that I was not being told the whole truth. I began to
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
uspect that the drugs were the cause of a lot of my problems. At that point I decided to stop relying solely on my doctor’s advi
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
e and start looking for my own information about my diseases and the medicine I was taking.
Over the next 12 months I worked wi
Over the next 12 months I worked wi
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
h alternative health care providers and developed a plan to get off the drugs. Then after going through seven months of drug wit
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
drawal I broke out of my pharmaceutical coma. I came out the other side of a long and dark tunnel free of Depression, Adult ADD
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
nd Bi-polar Disorder.
I also discovered that I did not know who I was. For over half of my life I had been on psychotropic drug
I also discovered that I did not know who I was. For over half of my life I had been on psychotropic drug
.
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
that had suppressed my emotions, including the good ones. For over half my life I had been numbed out to the world around me. I
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
now struggle with knowing what I like, dislike or even what I want to do when I grow up. But I do not suffer from mental illness
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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