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Technology has tried to make up for the impairment visually handicapped people have to cope wi

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

th. Talking gadgets for the visually impaired are trying to make life simpler.

Talking Gad

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

Examples of combination products may in

ets For The Visually Impaired - Simplifying Life

Technology has not fallen short of produ

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

ing gadgets for the visually impaired people of the world. There are many good gizmos t

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

at are making life easier and the world a friendlier place for the visually impaired. Starting

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

Combination pro

from having to tell the time of day, talking wrist watch and clocks are giving the Braille wat

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

hes a back seat. Talking watches are much more convenient for the visually impaired as they ca

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

tell the time at the touch of a button and do not need to have the operator go through extens

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

ve training.

In the same league are the talking calculators and the currency note readers. Th

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

se two gizmos really prevent the visually impaired from being cheated by some unscrupulous per

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

ons. The administration has done their bit at the traffic lights. More places in the world are

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

Following aspects would a

installing talking signals at pedestrian crossings. A touch of a button on the signal pole wi

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

l announce to the person to stop or walk.

Then there is the ultimate talking gadget: t

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

e talking cooking utensil for the visually impaired. These are a list of talking gadgets
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
such as a talking microwave oven, talking measuring mugs, cook books on tape and a host of ot
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
er talking cooking gadgets such as a container that makes a sound when the liquid is boiling o
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
a cup that sounds an alarm when it is nearly full. Talking gadgets do not really mean
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
hat the gadgets talk English or something. The gadget just has to emit a sound that alerts the
.

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
visually impaired person of an impending occurrence. Companies and people around the world are
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
working on innovative gadgets that will, someday, make a visually impaired person actually see

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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