A combination drug or a fixed-dose combination ( FDC ) is a medicine that includes two or more active ingredients combined in a single dosage form . Terms like "combination drug" or "combination drug product" can be common shorthand for an FDC product (since most combination drug products are currently FDCs), although the latter is more precise if in fact referring to a mass-produced product having a predetermined combination of drugs and respective dosages (as opposed to customized polypharmacy via compounding ). And it should also be distinguished from the term "combination product" in medical contexts, which without further specification can refer to products that combine different types of medical products—such as device/drug combinations as opposed to drug/drug combinations. When a combination drug product (whether fixed-dose or not) is a "pill" (i.e., a tablet or capsule), then it may also be a kind of " polypill " or combopill.
2-405: Imidacloprid/permethrin/pyriproxyfen , sold under the trade name K9 Advantix II , is a combination insecticide product for dogs, used for the treatment and prevention of an array of common external parasites . It is effective against fleas , ticks , chewing lice and mosquitoes . The active ingredients are imidacloprid , permethrin , and pyriproxyfen . This product is toxic to cats, and it
4-637: Is not recommended to use it on dogs which share an environment with cats. The product is applied onto the skin; administration of the product into the mouth can cause adverse effects. This veterinary medicine –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Combination drug Initially, fixed-dose combination drug products were developed to target a single disease (such as with antiretroviral FDCs used against AIDS ). However, FDCs may also target multiple diseases/conditions. In cases of FDCs targeting multiple conditions, such conditions might often be related—in order to increase
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