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Many people love to hook up and have sex, but hate to pay the price to play. Let’s face it. We have become complacent about safer sex. Are you using condoms, correc

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

tly, every time you have sexual activity with a partner? You could be taking your chances and become infected with HIV, Herpes, Chlamydia, or any of the other not-so

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

Examples of combination products may in

un STDs. I don’t mean to rain on your parade. I just want you to consider being safer in the bedroom (or wherever you play).

Here are some myths you might be thinki

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

ng about sexuality and why you are not as safe as you might think.

Myth #1: I don’t need condoms because they just don’t feel as good when I’m having sex. I won’t ge

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

sick. After all, I’m healthy, and my luck’s been good so far. Right.

Myth #2: My new partner is HOT! They look good; they must be safe and healthy if they are th

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

Combination pro

at hot!

Myth #3: I feel fine. I have no symptoms so I must not be sick or infected with any STDs.

Myth #4: What happens in the bedroom stays in the bedroom. I ju

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

t won’t think about it and magically I will stay well.

Myth #5: HIV and STDS are no longer a concern since safe sex came along.

Here are some reality checks and tip

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

s to counteract the myths.

Reality Check #1: No matter how healthy you are, you can become infected if you have unsafe sex with an infected partner. Intercourse of

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

ny kind, fisting and sharing of needles for drugs including steroids are some of the highest risk behaviors.

Tip 1: Use condoms and latex gloves during sexual activi

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

ties. Lubricating the inside of the condom with a water-based lubricant can help improve the sensation. Flavored condoms or flavored lubricant on dental dams taste b

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

tter for oral pleasures.

Reality Check #2: Hot or not, anyone could be infected. I advise you to assume everyone is infected. Unless you share a clean bill of heal

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

Following aspects would a

h over at least a one year period and you are 100% exclusive, there is no way to ensure that either of you is disease free.

Tip 2: Get a thorough checkup at least on

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ce or twice per year. This can help you to maintain optimal health.

Reality Check #3: You can be symptom-free and still be infected. It is only if and when your di

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

ease(s) have progressed that you become aware of them. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 24-27% or persons infected with HIV are undiagnosed and unaware o

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

f their HIV infection.

Tip 3: If you are diagnosed with an STD, seek treatment as soon as possible. Herpes and HIV don’t have a cure yet, but they can be managed in

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

most cases.

Reality Check #4: Wishing and hoping can’t make you well. Only taking care of you will. Using safer sex methods always helps increase your chances.

Tip

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

4: If you have no condoms, try some less risky behaviors such as massage or mutual masturbation on clean, healthy skin.

Reality Check #5: Here’s a news flash. Accor

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

ing to the CDC, At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS, and about 50,000 new cases each year.

.

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

Tip 5: Stay informed. Keep a new and fresh supply of condoms, gloves, dental dams and water-based lube around. Make sure they are not exposed to too much heat, cold

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

etc. Don’t keep them in your wallet for weeks and months. Buy or bring a fresh one if you are going to hook up tonight. Your health, and your life may depend on it

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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