▁combinations . ▁Note ▁that ▁when ▁a ▁combination ▁drug ▁product ▁( wh ether ▁fixed - d ose ▁or ▁not ) ▁is ▁a ▁" p ill " ▁( i . e ., ▁a ▁table t ▁or ▁caps ule ), ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁" pol yp ill " ▁or ▁comb op ill . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁fixed - d ose ▁combination ▁drug ▁products ▁were ▁developed ▁to ▁target ▁a ▁single ▁disease ▁( such ▁as ▁with ▁ant ire t ro vir al ▁F DC s ▁used ▁against ▁A ID S ). ▁ ▁However , ▁F DC s ▁may ▁also ▁target ▁multiple ▁dise ases / cond itions . ▁In ▁cases ▁of ▁F DC s ▁target ing ▁multiple ▁conditions , ▁such ▁conditions ▁might ▁often ▁be ▁related — in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pros pective ▁patients ▁who ▁might ▁be ▁likely ▁to ▁util ize ▁a ▁given ▁F DC ▁product . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁each ▁F DC ▁product ▁is ▁mass - produ ced , ▁and ▁thus ▁typically ▁requires ▁having ▁a ▁critical ▁mass ▁of ▁potentially ▁applicable ▁patients ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁justify ▁its ▁manufact ure , ▁distribution , ▁stock ing , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁Some ▁examples ▁of ▁combination ▁dru gs ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Asp ir in / par ac et am ol / ca ffe ine ▁ ▁Car bid op a / lev od op a / ent ac ap one ▁ ▁Gl uc ose / f ruct ose / ph osph or ic ▁acid ▁ ▁Complex ▁drug ▁combinations ▁( four ▁or ▁more ): ▁