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A few months ago, I decided I was overdue for a proper vacation. The last time I had been away for any length of tim

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 was five years ago. After my first year of university, my parents generously sponsored me to go on a European tour

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

Examples of combination products may in

. I visited eight countries in fourteen days, and slept in youth hostels the entire time. The only luggage I brough

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

with me was my trusty backpack. Following the advice of some more seasoned travelers, I sewed a Canadian flag on my

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

backpack. Everyone loves Canadians, eh!

This trip was to be somewhat different. I have decided to go back to Euro

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

Combination pro

pe, but this time I will be traveling in style. I am planning to take a first-class flight into London, and I am in

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

ire need of some first-class luggage. Luggage is such a difficult thing to shop for. It is one of those things that

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

will not be used often enough to justify any great expense, but to purchase cheap luggage would be a complete waste

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

of time and money. I decided to get together with the friends I will be going away with, for an afternoon of good ol

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

American shopping.

We spent the afternoon going from department store to big-box store to specialty store and back

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

again. I finally narrowed my choices down to three potential sets of luggage; American Tourister, Briggs & Riley, an

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

Following aspects would a

d Zero Halliburton. They each have certain appealing aspects, and they are all reasonably priced. I read somewhere

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

hat American Tourister luggage has one of the best warranties in the industry. Briggs & Riley have been manufacturin

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

g quality products since 1993, and they also offer an extensive warranty. Zero Halliburton is, well…..Zero Halliburt

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

on.

Once I thought about it for a little while, I realized that the Zero Halliburton suitcase was the one for me. I

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

ll admit that I am actually in love with this luggage. If James Bond were transporting a suitcase filled with pricel

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ess gems, he would use a Zero Halliburton. I ended up purchasing a 26-inch Suiter for the slightly bloated price of

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

$900.00. It is constructed from a wonderful brushed aluminum that looks like it would withstand an explosion, much l

.

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

ss the baggage handlers at Heathrow. I will be bringing my prized collection of designer purses with me, so I can re

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

st easy that they will be well protected in my awesome new suitcase. Do you think I should put a Canadian flag on it

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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