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Richard Dawkins's controversial book The God Delusion has created quite a stir. Dawkins contends that religion and belief in a supernatural c

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

reator qualify as a delusion, which he defines as a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence.

"Although the

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

Examples of combination products may in

debate [between atheists and believers] is often framed as 'science versus religion,' this is misleading. It isn't even scientists versus th

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

eologians. It is more about atheistic scientists expressing their antireligious beliefs openly and stridently, with theistic scientists being

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

just as vocal in defense of their faith," said John Meakin of Vision, a Web publication issued by Vision Media and dedicated to highlighting

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

Combination pro

current social issues.

Dawkins suggests that religionists should see what he views as the illogical and erroneous nature of their beliefs, 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

bandon them, and embrace the "healthy" and independent mind of the atheist. He sees religion as little more than an infectious virus that spr

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

ads like the plague and is passed down from one generation to the next. The underlying theme in Dawkins's thinking is that if religion and be

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

lief in God could be banished, the world would be a happier and more peaceful place.

One does not have to look far to see the fallacy of tha

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

t viewpoint. The communist regimes of former Soviet Russia and Red China, which murdered millions of their own people, are strong evidence th

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

t atheism is no answer to the world's problems. While it is true that many wars have been fought under religious pretext, the wagers of those

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

Following aspects would a

wars violated the basic religious premise of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The fault does not lie with religion per s

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e but with its misinterpretation, says Meakin. Resolving this issue is all the more important today, with the looming threat of weapons of ma

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

ss destruction now in the possession of many nations.

Dawkins has great faith in Darwin, the theory of evolution, and survival of the fittes

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

. But they are just that--theories. Even if one does not believe in a Creator and instead accepts the idea that life originated spontaneously

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

from matter and that the universe started with the "big bang," the final question remains: where did that matter come from?

Meakin suggests

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

that the Dawkins book provides food for thought by pointing out religious irrationalities. Yet atheism, as a faith, suffers from many inadeq

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

acies. The crux, he says, is that the humanly caused shortcomings of religion and the Bible no more invalidate God than bad science invalidat

.

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

es all science.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

d Delusion and Would We Be Better Off Without Religion?

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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