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The existence of a Buddhist organization in an Eastern European country may seem surprising. But Buddhism has come of age in the secularized West. It

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

s reach is expanding beyond its original Eastern context and Hungary’s East-West Research Institute is bringing this worldview to the rest of the glo

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

Examples of combination products may in

be.

Although Hungarian culture is largely influenced and informed by Christian values and perspectives, many Hungarians “have a traditional interest

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

in Eastern cultures, because they are thought to have come from Inner Asia,” said Tamas Agocs, director of the institute.

This may be why the only

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

state-accredited Buddhist institute of higher education in Europe, the “Gate of the Dharma” Buddhist University, was founded in Budapest in 1991.

Th

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

Combination pro

e university subsequently established the East-West Research Institute “to provide framework and conditions for scientific research into the possibil

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

ities of Buddhist education and the dissemination and application of Buddhist principles in the country,” said Agocs.

As globalization continues to

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

make the world smaller, participants strive to increase the dialogue between the “East” — the Asian cultures that have been shaped by Buddhist though

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

t — and the “West” — the modern, scientific cultures that originated in Western Europe. With this goal in mind, they also work towards making the val

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

ues of Buddhism known in the West.

Without forsaking the integrity of Buddhist views, values and practices, Agocs said their goal is “to enter the E

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

ast-West dialogue not just in order to find interesting parallels and differences between Eastern and Western discourses, but with a view towards the

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

Following aspects would a

constructive and creative application of Buddhist principles in all walks of life.”

According to Agocs, the open attitude of Buddhist thought is th

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e ideal starting point for furthering the science-and-religion discussion.

“Buddhism shares many methods with Western science. They both emphasize t

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

he unbiased examination, thoughtful analysis and critical testing of experience,” said Agocs.

However, the direction of the approach is different, h

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

e said. “The basic difference is that Buddhist inquiry is directed mainly inwards, towards the consciousness, while scientific research is mostly tar

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

geted outside.”

In addition to participating in the science-and-religion dialogue and organizing conferences on the intersection between the East an

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

d the West, the institute promotes research on the study of the Buddhist tradition and explores Buddhism as an applied science that can provide answe

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

rs to challenges faced in the world today.

Current programs include the Milky Way project, which is establishing a Buddhist school. The institute is

.

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

also sponsoring research on the mind and the application of Buddhist mind training methods to psychology and community building. Eventually, Agocs s

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

aid he would like to build cooperative relationships between the center and other international organizations for interdisciplinary research projects

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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