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It was a day as indelibly imprinted in memory as the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, or the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger. Indeed, who could forget the

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

events of September 11, 2001? On that day, terrorists flew a hijacked commercial jet airliner into each of the World Trade Center towers. A third hijacked airliner flew into the Pentagon, while a fourth

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

Examples of combination products may in

one crashed in the state of Pennsylvania. Immediately after 9-11, all U.S. commercial and private flights were grounded. In the years after 9-11, airport and aircraft security was heightened to sky-high

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

levels. Security cameras play a leading role in this war against terror.

The First Line of Defense Since 9-11, countries have poured heaps of money into airport security. They want travelers in

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

airports to feel safe from the time they walk up to the security check-in to the moment they step off of the plane. In particular, airport security camera systems have undergone several significant tran

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

Combination pro

formations. The most effective ones include not only the airports themselves, but also the airport's perimeter and every aircraft in the airport. Both hidden and non-hidden security cameras allow the cr

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

ew to observe everyone who boards the planes, thereby increasing aircraft safety. Also, various countries use security cameras in different capacities. In Washington D.C., the U.S. capital, several vide

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

monitors that observe a network of hundreds of government video cameras, including those at national airports, are stationed in a police command center. In Singapore, there are plans to install hundred

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

of surveillance cameras throughout Changi International Airport. The purpose for these cameras is to observe questionable packages and to constantly observe passengers' actions.

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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

b> Several new technological tools have improved the use of security cameras in airports. For example, a digital video recorder, or DVR, server is invaluable to airports. DVR servers can be put into va

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

ious modes, such as air mode, ground mode, and parking mode, all of which makes airports' retrieval of huge amounts of footage more efficient. Also, a special software can be used with airport security

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

Following aspects would a

systems to observe objects and their actions in the airport terminals. When actions stray from "normal" behavior, security is informed. Lastly, extreme security cameras can transform security cameras in

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

o infrared cameras. This allows images to be captured at any time of the day, in any weather.

A Hot Issue Are airports doing enough with their cameras and gadgets? Some technology experts have

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

rgued that perhaps the terrorists who participated in the 9-11 attacks could have been arrested in various airports. This, they claim, would have been possible had security systems been more advanced. T

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

ey note that three of the 19 suspects in the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center were included on the U.S. government's "watch lists." Many experts are supporting the use of biometrics, which

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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

is technology involving face-recognition. Others are fighting for the use of security cameras in the cabins of all commercial flights.

While the public wholeheartedly supports added airport security to

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

prevent terrorist attacks, some people are concerned about the possibility of technology infringing on people's privacy or other Constitutional rights. They believe that the situation could resemble Or

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

ell's "1984," in which a Big Brother government is constantly monitoring people's thoughts and actions. For example, many advocacy groups are concerned that databases of suspected terrorists could also

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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

nclude non-terrorist criminals, or worse, anyone with a driver's license.

In a post 9-11 world, using improved security cameras in airports is definitely justifiable in keeping similar attacks grounded

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Expect, however, the debate about where and to what extent security cameras will be used in airports and airplanes to continue. After all, matters involving security are not concerns to be trifled with

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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