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For those whose suffer from of long-term disabilities and are confined to wheelchairs, a motorized or power wheelchair will provide both

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

mobility and speed. Offering far more sophisticated features than manually operated wheelchairs, a power wheelchair will cost correspond

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

Examples of combination products may in

ngly more.

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The basic power wheelchair will run about $5,000, but as more and more technology is added to it, 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.

n top out at around $30,000. There is, however, a Medicare benefit which may enable some people to acquire a power wheelchair at no cost

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

In order to have Medicare cover the expense of a power wheelchair, the wheelchair must be going to someone who depends on assistance to

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

Combination pro

perform basic daily tasks like bathing, grooming, getting dressed, and using the toilet. If this person is able to get around with a can

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

e, walker, or manually-operated wheelchair, he or she will be ineligible for the Medicare benefit. Some private health insurance plans wi

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

l cover at least part of the cost of a power wheelchair; so if you are considering buying one, check your policy.

Besides having a high

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

rice tag, a power wheelchair will, in most cases, not be collapsible. This means that if its user wants to travel, he or she will need a

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

vehicle to with enough room to accommodate it. If plane travel is involved, the user may need a backup manual wheelchair. A power wheel

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

hair can be disassembled for travel, but the process takes a lot of time and requires reassembly on arrival.

Customization

Befor

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

Following aspects would a

e purchasing a power wheelchair for yourself or someone else, consult with a doctor familiar with the physical condition of the chair’s f

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ture user. The doctor will be able to recommend the ways in which the power wheelchair can be modified to meet the user’s needs.

If, fo

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

example, the user has no hand function, the joystick used to control the power wheelchair will need modification so that it will respond

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

to some other part of the user’s body.

A power wheelchair can include features which are constructed to fit the body size and contours o

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

anybody who needs to use one. Many power wheelchair accessories have been designed strictly to enhance the comfort and support of the u

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

sers; there are shower seats, arm rests, special memory foam cushions, and wheelchair ramps for power wheelchairs.

A power wheelchair, b

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

cause it is capable of moving a high speed, does require its user to take responsibility for its safe operation; this begins by using 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

seat belt. And the user must be especially careful around small children who may confuse the wheelchair’s joystick for a video game part

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

causing the chair to move unexpectedly. Safety, both of power wheelchair’s user and those around him or her, should be the top priority

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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