The Medical Devices Introductory Course 2020

Growth Area of Combination Products

Healthcare delivery is changing ● Care is moving from hospital to community and patients` homes Technological progress sees new ways of combining drugs with devices to improve product delivery, site of delivery and patient acceptability Drug delivery more patient friendly and patient focused Performance of the medical device can be enhanced by adding a medicinal substance Companion diagnostics identify patients most benefit from a drug Market expected to be $110 billion in 2020, increased from $22 billion in 2014

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Well established combinations

Pen injectors Metered dose inhalers Drug patch delivery systems Coated catheters Drug eluting stents Medicated bone cements Medicated dressings and plasters

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