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Just traveling anywhere presents a certain amount of challenges to make sure that all goes well, but international travel

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

introduces even more variables into the mix that require advance planning to successfully navigate. Of course, traveling

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

Examples of combination products may in

in other countries can constitute some of the most memorable times of our life so the rewards are often worth the extra

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

work needed in preparation. Here are some international travel tips that can help you have the best family vacations:

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

Find out as much as you can about what paperwork will be required of you to enter and leave the country where you are goi

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

Combination pro

ng. What passports and/or visas will be needed? Will you be required to have a copy of your birth certificate?

* Find ou

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

t if any vaccinations will be needed before you travel to that country. Also if you use medications, are they considered

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

legal there?

* If a foreign language is used, try to get at least somewhat familiar with the basics of the local languag

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

e just in case it may come in handy.

* If you plan on driving while in the foreign country, find out if you will need an

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

additional driver's license to do so. There are international driver's permits that are accepted in 150 countries that m

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

ay be what you need, and you can find out about it at the aaa.com website. And be sure that you have adequate auto insura

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

Following aspects would a

nce that applies in that country before driving there too.

* If you plan on using your computer while traveling, check i

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

n advance for any necessary equipment such as voltage converters or electrical plugs that will be required in order to pl

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

ug in and safely use your computer equipment while you are away. Also, how will you connect to the internet while outside

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

the country?

* Will you be covered for any medical emergency that may arise while traveling in that country? Many healt

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

h insurance policies do not extend beyond the borders of the US, so additional trip insurance may be required to be adequ

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ately covered.

* Try to get familiar with metric conversions or at least bring along a metric conversion table with you

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

so you can understand what measurements actually mean as most of the world outside the US actually uses the metric system

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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

for measurement and this can be very confusing for Americans traveling abroad if they aren't prepared.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Part 2 of our article series to get even more international travel tips that can help you have the best family vacations.

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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