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Combination products (CPs) are at the forefront of medical innovation, merging drugs and devices to improve patient outcomes. CPs can be classified into several types: integral drug-device combinations (iDDCs), medical devices containing ancillary medicinal substances, medicinal products packaged with a medical device (so called co-packaged products), and medicinal products, where the product information refers to a specific medical device obtained separately from the medicinal product (reference products). This article focuses on iDDCs, where a medicinal product and device part form an integral combination and where the action of the medicinal product is principal. These products are marketed as a