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The ultimate tools in a smart traveler’s toolbox are the various loyalty programs offered by airlines and hotel chains. Yet it absolutely baffles me how many people ignore thes

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

e golden opportunities to get bargain travel deals.

I was spurred to write about this topic after reading a great article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, called Staying power

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

Examples of combination products may in

for frequent-flyer plans. (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13489029.htm )It was about how American Airlines invented the frequent flyer program 25 years ago, and how these plans hav

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

changed the travel industry.

Following American’s lead, all the other airlines quickly created their own loyalty programs, and later, the hotel industry created their own ver

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

ions as well, becoming a win-win for both the companies who wanted customer loyalty, and the travelers who wanted discount travel opportunities.

But how can a traveler or even

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

Combination pro

a person who wants to travel in the future, make the most (ie get the most travel deals) out t of these plans? Here are a few tips:

Double dip whenever you rent a c

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

r or check into a hotel. It boggles my mind how many experienced travelers neglect to do this. If, for example, you are a member of the Hilton Honors program and an airline fre

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

quent flyer program, you can earn hotel points and airline miles for the same stay.

Book your award flights well in advance. This is particularly true for flying to Hawai

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

or traveling anywhere in December. It is not unusual to see people booking these flights nine to eleven months in advance. The best travel deals in the world can’t help you if

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

you can’t get on the airplane.

It is your job to give the airline your frequent flyer number when you travel. Believe it or not, they do not have the means to magically k

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

ow who you are and what your number is when you fly with them. If you don’t identify yourself as a frequent flyer member, you won’t receive credit for the flight.

Take ad

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

Following aspects would a

antage of every non-flight opportunity the airline or hotel gives you to earn miles or points. Become familiar with their websites and learn who their partners are. For example

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

most airlines are now affiliated with a credit card company.

This means you earn miles for every dollar you spend on that card. Think of all the gas you pump, groceries you b

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

y and other expenses you incur on a regular basis that you could be earning miles for that trip to Hawaii.

Be VERY aware of the programs expiration policy. Most programs

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

will allow you to go up to three years without activity before your miles expire. Activity is defined as anytime you put a mile into the program or take a mile out by spending

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

t on a flight.

Because the airlines offer you so many ways to earn miles through their partners and non-flight activities, don’t expect a lot of sympathy if you let your miles

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

expire. In most cases they will refuse to reinstate them unless you are willing to buy them back. The point here is that the program is called a frequent flyer program. A membe

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

who falls off their radar for three years is about as desirable to the airline as someone who repeatedly bounces checks is to a bank.

Become familiar with the ins and ou

.

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

s of the program. Most of this information is available on their websites. For example, you will want to know how many miles are needed to fly to certain places at certain time

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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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