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Those who work in the field of healthcare have known for some time that a connection exists between our underlying beliefs and thoughts and the functioning of our bodies. Dr. Herbert Benson, in his 1970’s landmark book, The Relaxation Response, articulate

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

d the concept that stressors can trigger a “fight or flight response”, an inner startle response that indicates we are about to experience an unpleasant event. Although there is a healthy fear that protects us from harms way, many times how one interprets

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

Examples of combination products may in

stressful events and one’s ability to manage it, can affect the immune systems functional capacity. There is now sufficient research to validate Benson’s work, that relaxation techniques such a meditation, can have a direct link to minimizing the effect

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

of a wide range of disorders such as high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, back problems, neurological pain, and headache problems. Relaxation strategies calm the sympathetic nervous system, making it easier for the body to heal.

In Barbara Levin

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

e’s book, Your Body Believes Every Word You Say, she explores how our thoughts and underlying beliefs about our physical maladies affect our auto-immune system which regulates our ability to ward off illness, manage pain, and promote healing. In other wor

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

Combination pro

ds, legitimate pain from various illnesses and somatic complaints can be intensified by the kind of messages we tell ourselves. Spontaneous self-defeating thoughts such as, “What’s the use, my body will always betray me and never get better.” can reinfor

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

ce the pain cycle of making things worse. People with such chronic self-defeating reactions have been shown to create inner chemical changes and constricted blood flow which further erodes the individual’s ability to manage pain. How we respond to our b

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

odily disorders, in terms of core beliefs and inner dialogue, may affect the outcome of our health.

Some time ago, I attended a presentation by psychiatrist M. Scott Peck. He talked with mental health providers about his struggles with neck pain, a probl

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

em that had plagued him for years. An operation resolved some of his pain, but he felt that there might be some negative underlying belief that was also contributing to the problem. He ultimately concluded that he was a conflict-avoider, lacking the abil

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

ity to appropriately assert himself, refusing to “stick his neck out.”

Physical illnesses can be intensified by self-defeating underlying thinking that is a metaphor for the chronic condition experienced. For example, people with back pain may at times l

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

ack the “backbone” to express their thoughts and feelings courageously. Individuals with gastrointestinal problems may not be unable to “stomach” certain intolerable thoughts and feelings. People with headache syndromes may experience beliefs and thought

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

Following aspects would a

s about events that make them want to say, “Life is making my head hurt.” Eating disordered people may experience core assumptions such as, “I’m so angry that I could just vomit, or if I monitor my weight and eating habits, at least it’s one area in my li

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

fe that I can control!” People with neurological pain such as inner ear disorders may exacerbate their pain by experiencing thoughts of panic such as, “Oh my God, here it comes again, that nasty, annoying pain. I’ll never get over this because the volume

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

in my life is turned up too high.”

Anxiety, panic, and depression are typical characteristics associated with physical pain. The more effectively one manages these symptoms, the less troublesome the pain may be. Learning to cope with anticipatory anxie

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

ty by rationally responding (“Ok, I know that this pain can be troublesome, but when it comes I will do my deep breathing and manage just fine!”), or dealing with panic ( “When a wave of pain comes, I’ll just go with it. It’s not a big deal, my scary feel

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 are time-limited, they’ll be over soon”), and managing depression (“Just because I feel awful doesn’t mean I can’t do things to stay active and make me feel involved”) are important ways of adaptively responding to pain.

The following ideas are some g

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

uidelines for managing pain more effectively:

 Try to get you pain in perspective. Make a realistic appraisal. “In the scheme of things, how bad is my condition?”

 Don’t fight with your symptoms, it only makes them worse. The more you a

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

ccept your symptoms, the more they are likely to diminish.

 Use various activities to refocus away from your pain. Dwelling on pain makes it more painful. Stretching, music, swimming, meditation, and other activities are important.

 See

.

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

k a multidisciplinary approach to your problem, if necessary. Get a team of healthcare specialists, including a quality physician, psychotherapist, physical therapist, message therapist or other providers of pain management.

 Develop a solid supp

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ort system of family and friends. Also, there are many support groups in our community for people suffering from a variety of physical ailments.

 Remember, that the things we tell ourselves have an impact on our physical and emotional well-being.

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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