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We all know about the important function that our lungs perform i.e. absorption of oxygen into our blood and the ex

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

pelling out of carbon dioxide into air. Lungs are a very critical organ of our body and lung cancer (or development

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

Examples of combination products may in

of malignant cells in lungs) can really be life threatening.

Causes of lung cancer

Most people would know the pr

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

mary cause of lung cancer (after all there is so much propaganda about what increases the risk of lung cancer the m

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

ost). Yes, smoking tobacco is the main culprit behind lung cancer (or behind increasing the risk of lung cancer).

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

Combination pro

ven passive smoking can slightly increase the risk of lung cancer. It’s unfortunate that even with all that propaga

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

nda and people knowing that smoking can cause lung cancer, people continue to smoke tobacco. People working in indu

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

stries which involve extensive use of asbestos and other chemical substances/fumes are also at a greater risk of lu

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

g cancer.

Symptoms of lung cancer

Most of the symptoms of lung cancer are related to cough conditions. However, t

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

he difference is that lung cancer may lead to prolonged cough or blood coming out with cough. Chest infections, dif

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

iculty in breathing or a pain in breathing etc. are some of the symptoms of lung cancer. But again, the occurrence

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

Following aspects would a

of such symptoms should not lead you to concluding that you have lung cancer. Only a qualified doctor through prope

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

r examination and tests can deduce whether you have lung cancer or not.

Diagnosis of lung cancer

When there are s

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

mptoms of lung cancer, the doctor might start with getting an x-ray and a sputum test done for you. CT scans and bi

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

opsies are other specialist means of diagnosing lung cancer. The diagnosis of lung cancer can be done quite definit

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

vely.

Treatment of lung cancer

As is the case with most types of cancer, the treatment of lung cancer is pretty m

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

uch planned based on the type of lung cancer, its size, the stage of lung cancer and your general health. The main

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

treatments of lung cancer include chemotherapy and radiotherapy (and the combination of both is usually used). Surg

.

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

cal procedures are also used in some cases but again the suitability of surgery is determined by the doctor on the

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

basis of a number of other factors. So, the best thing to do is avoid smoking and cut down your risk of lung cancer

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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