# 192 - What Is a Drug/Device Combination Product? (Non-Technical, Under 5 Minutes)

- Show: [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate)
- Published: 2025-06-11
- Length: 4m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-06-11-192-what-is-a-drug-device-combination-product-non-technical-under-5-minutes
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscombinate/episodes/192---What-Is-a-DrugDevice-Combination-Product--Non-Technical--Under-5-Minutes-e340i55

## Summary

Subhi Saadeh, host of Let's Combinate and Quality Professional, explains the definition and classification of drug-device combination products. He distinguishes between drug-led products, such as prefilled syringes where the drug provides the therapeutic effect, and device-led products like drug-eluting stents where the mechanical action is primary. Saadeh further categorizes these products by their configuration: single-entity (integrated), co-packaged, and cross-labeled.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-06-11-192-what-is-a-drug-device-combination-product-non-technical-under-5-minutes#t=0) Introduction: Subhi Saadeh and the Definition of Combination Products
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-06-11-192-what-is-a-drug-device-combination-product-non-technical-under-5-minutes#t=0) Primary Mode of Action: Drug-Led vs. Device-Led Products

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- prefilled syringe (product)
- drug-eluting stent (product)
- autoinjector (product)
- nebulizer (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#380: Navigating the Complex World of Combination Products with Subhi Saadeh](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-08-30-380-navigating-the-complex-world-of-combination-products-with-subhi-saadeh) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#323 The Combination Products Handbook](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2023-06-16-323-the-combination-products-handbook) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#405:  Over the Counter (OTC) vs. Prescription (RX) Medical Devices, Pt. 1](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-05-05-405-over-the-counter-otc-vs-prescription-rx-medical-devices-pt-1) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [How to Choose the Right FDA Regulatory Pathway for your Device](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-02-26-how-to-choose-the-right-fda-regulatory-pathway-for-your-device) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#396: Mastering Device Descriptions: The Cornerstone of Medical Device Submissions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-12-19-396-mastering-device-descriptions-the-cornerstone-of-medical-device-submissions) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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