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In light of the much debated topic on rising gasoline and energy costs, some experts say new investment, in both alternative energy and conventional sources, will boost supply and could cut prices in half. If a gl

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

obal recession hits, the drop could be even more dramatic. Alternative fuels are designed to focus on energy conservation, clean air, soil and water. These fuels include biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen,

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

Examples of combination products may in

atural gas, methanol and propane. Globally, you will find many laboratories experimenting with these fuel options, and have been for many years now.

To get a clearer understanding of the origins of these alternat

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

ve fuels, the Alternative Fuels Data Center of the U.S. Department of Energy defines them as the following:

• “Natural gas” is domestically produced and readily available to end-users through the utility infrastr

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

cture. It is also clean burning and produces significantly fewer harmful emissions than reformulated gasoline or diesel when used in natural gas vehicles.

• “Biodiesel” is a domestically produced, renewable fuel

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

Combination pro

hat can be manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases. Biodiesel is safe, biodegradable, and reduces serious air pollutants such as particulates, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, a

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

nd air toxics.

• “Electricity” can be used as a transportation fuel to power battery electric and fuel cell vehicles. When used to power electric vehicles or EVs, electricity is stored in an energy storage device

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

such as a battery. EV batteries have a limited storage capacity and their electricity must be replenished by plugging the vehicle into an electrical source. The electricity for recharging the batteries can come fr

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

m the existing power grid or from distributed renewable sources such as solar or wind energy.

• “Ethanol” is an alcohol-based alternative fuel produced by fermenting and distilling starch crops that have been con

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

erted into simple sugars. Feedstocks for this fuel include corn, barley, and wheat. Ethanol can also be produced from "cellulosic biomass" such as trees and grasses and is called bioethanol. Ethanol is most common

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

y used to increase octane and improve the emissions quality of gasoline.

• “Hydrogen (H2)” will play an important role in developing sustainable transportation in the United States, because in the future it may b

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

Following aspects would a

e produced in virtually unlimited quantities using renewable resources. Hydrogen has been used effectively in a number of internal combustion engine vehicles as pure hydrogen mixed with natural gas.

• “Methanol,”

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

also known as wood alcohol, can be used as an alternative fuel in flexible fuel vehicles that run on M85 (a blend of 85% methanol and 15% gasoline). However, it is not commonly used because automakers are no longe

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

supplying methanol-powered vehicles.

• “Propane or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)” is a popular alternative fuel choice for vehicles because there is already an infrastructure of pipelines, processing facilities,

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

and storage for its efficient distribution.

The transition from using gasoline to alternative fuels has not been an easy process, since there is still much experimentation on mass production. There is an alternat

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

ve fuel station locator found on the Alternative Fuels Data Center webpage. It displays a map of your city and lists stations found on the fuel you’ve chosen, based on a certain radius around that city. The lists

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

include the following information:

• miles within the radius of the selected city
• the name of the station carrying that particular type of fuel
• phone number
• address
• city
• st

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

te
• zip code
• type of access (private, government only or public).

The resounding clich?, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” clearly defines our call to find alternatives to the growing demand

.

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

f energy consumption. Another concern for consumers is the affordability and efficiency of vehicles designed by automakers to operate on these alternative fuels or some type of converter to install in their existi

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

g vehicles to accommodate selected fuels. Although these alternative fuels may not win a popularity vote over gasoline, hopefully we will find a solution that will benefit consumers and be safe for the environment

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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