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A great deal has been written and said in the media recently about electrostatic precipitator (ESP) commerci

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

al air purifiers and ozone generators. Unfortunately, as often happens during media frenzies, the truth get

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

Examples of combination products may in

lost amid generalizations, assumptions and poor reporting.

First, what is ozone? Ozone (O3) is composed o

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

f 3 oxygen atoms and is considered a very reactive gas. When a chemical reaction between the diatomic oxyge

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

molecule (O2) and an oxygen atom (O) takes place, ozone is formed. There is some confusion about "good" oz

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

Combination pro

ne and "bad" ozone. Ozone in the upper atmosphere is very beneficial in that it protects us from the sun's

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

harmful UV rays. However, breathing in heavy concentrations of ozone is potentially dangerous to the lungs.

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

The primary difference between ESP air cleaners and ozone generators is this: ESP air purifiers produce tin

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

y amounts of ozone as a by-product of the air purification process; ozone generators are built specifically

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

o "intentionally" produce ozone.

With electrostatic precipitator technology, minute amounts of ozone are pr

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

duced during the ionization process. This is drastically different from ozone generators sold as air purifi

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

Following aspects would a

ers that do not improve indoor air quality, but produce heavy concentrations of potentially harmful ozone.

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

o further confuse the issue, some ozone generator manufacturers use cute names to disguise the ozone such as

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

"saturated oxygen", "activated oxygen" and "pure air". What they are actually producing is ozone, not pure

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

air.

Many ozone generators boast of ozone being an effective germicide. An Environmental Protection Agency

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

study concluded that ozone, even at concentrations almost 100 times the recommended limit for human exposure

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

, was ineffective in killing airborne molds and fungi. The California Environmental Protection Agency's Air

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

Resources Board recommends against the use of ozone generators.

Ozone generators are often touted as being

.

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

effective in removing tobacco smoke odor. A test conducted by Consumer Reports magazine found this to be un

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

rue. A far more effective and safer approach to removing smoke odors is with an odor neutralizing cartridge

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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