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"When a convicted criminal is paroled or released from prison, the most common scenario is that he goes back to his old haunts and resumes his criminal lifestyle," says Randy Sugg

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

s, Co-Founder of the Second Chance Center (www.secondchancecenters.com), a facility in Albuquerque, N.M., that rehabilitates inmates in an effort to prevent recidivism. "Unfortuna

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

Examples of combination products may in

tely, it's only a matter of time before he's back in the criminal justice system and part of a prison population that shares knowledge that reinforces criminal behavior," he says.

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

Suggs, a land developer from Scottsdale, Ariz., became philanthropically involved in the Second Chance prisoner rehabilitation program when he saw the success the program was ha

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

ving in Mexican prisons. "It's a unique and gratifying experience to make a charitable contribution and actually meet the people who are being helped," he says. "But, for me, it i

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

Combination pro

sn't only the prisoners who are being helped - it's also every person who will avoid being victimized by a crime perpetrated by former inmates."

According to Suggs, one of the gr

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

eatest benefits of creating effective rehabilitation programs for prisoners is public safety. "The current system is based solely on punishment - on locking people away," he says.

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

"The true reason for sending someone to prison should be public safety. Eventually, prisoners will be released, and without rehabilitation, the criminal justice system is a revolv

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

ing door that does nothing to improve public safety. The government assumes responsibility for locking up prisoners, and they need to do something to ensure that those convicted w

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

on't get out and become repeat offenders."

The cost of incarceration in the U.S. keeps rising. Over 1.9 million Americans are incarcerated at a taxpayer expense of over $65 billi

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

on each year. Research indicates that, over the past 25 years, entry into correctional facilities has risen an astounding 377%, with a corresponding budget increase of 600%. And,

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

Following aspects would a

the trend shows no signs of slowing. In California alone, the projected state spending on incarceration over the next 20 years is $1.3 trillion.

Suggs is quick to point out that

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

the costs associated with incarceration are only one part of the equation. "We often don't consider the other costs of criminal activity," he says. "Insurance companies pay for pr

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

operty crimes like vehicle thefts and burglaries, and pass those costs onto policyholders. For victims of violent crime, there is the enormous cost of medical treatment. And there

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

is the incalculable cost of the emotional distress that victims suffer."

When prisoners enter a successful program such as the Second Chance Program, however, they begin to take

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

responsibility for their actions and learn vital tools to help them overcome obstacles when they are paroled or released. According to Suggs, "Second Chance Centers provide an opp

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ortunity to turn the tide on crime and, in turn, to create safer communities and a safer society." In the process, those who are rehabilitated have the communication tools they ne

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

ed to rebuild their lives, reconnect with their families, and make different choices when confronted with situations that would have previously led to criminal activity.

Suggs co

.

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

ncludes, "It's gratifying to know that the work we're doing in the Second Chance Program will increase public safety. After all, when you're walking to your car at night or are in

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

line at the grocery checkout counter, who would you rather have behind you - a former criminal who has been rehabilitated or a career criminal who is looking for his next victim?

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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