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The Hot Air Balloon I went up in was a rainbow of colors, one of three owned and operated by a local ballooning company. For $125.00, a ride of at least forty minutes duration is promised and we were aloft for just under an hour. It's certainl
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
y serene when floating along through the air, but it is deafening when the pilot turns on the burners! A sharpening breeze blew our balloon further adrift that expected and we landed in a pasture amidst an interested herd of Hereford steers. T
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
he chase vehicle soon arrived, the pilot popped open a celebratory bottle of champagne (as promised in their literature), and I inquired about booking another flight!
Hot Air Ballooning is very popular nowadays, with clubs and ballooning compan
Hot Air Ballooning is very popular nowadays, with clubs and ballooning compan
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ies offering rides and even instruction for wannabe pilots. However, the pastime is not new on the scene, in fact the very first hot air balloon rose from the ground in 1783. In France, the Montgolfier brothers were the early developers, sendi
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ng up tethered balloons with no passengers, then experimenting with first geese and then a dog, and finally mustering the courage for two men to try it. The next step was an untethered balloon, which stayed up for 23 minutes flying over Paris,
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
landing in a park in the Bois du Boulogne. They had little control over their balloon, a condition that exists to a great extent to the present day; basically the pilot still goes where the breeze blows him.
If you actually need to get somewhe
If you actually need to get somewhe
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
re, a hot air balloon is a fairly impractical vehicle. You can't really steer it other than rising or descending to find crosscurrents in the wind, and it only travels as fast as the wind blows. Hot air balloons are based on a very basic scien
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
ific principle: warmer air rises in cooler air because the hot air is lighter. A cubic foot of air weighs roughly 28 grams (about an ounce). If you heat that air by 100 degrees F, it weighs about 7 grams less. Therefore, each cubic foot of ai
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
r contained in a hot air balloon can lift about 7 grams. That's not much, and this is why hot air balloons are so huge -- to lift 1, 000 pounds, you need about 65, 000 cubic feet of hot air!
Inside the balloon's envelope there is a constant va
Inside the balloon's envelope there is a constant va
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
riation between the pressure of the hot air against the top of the envelope versus the pull of gravity. The pilot's objective is to maintain equilibrium between the two forces through the judicious use of the propane-fueled burners, which are m
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
ounted on the gondola, which in turn is suspended under the open balloon. It takes a lot of practice to get the feel for achieving that near exact balancing act between ascent and descent.
The growing popularity of ballooning is reflected by t
The growing popularity of ballooning is reflected by t
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
he number of meets, the largest (certainly the oldest) of these probably being in Albuquerque, NM, where the meet has been in operation for thirty-four years. In 2005 there were over 600 balloons participating, most from the western United Stat
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
es, but also a few hardy souls who shipped their balloons in from Australia, the UK and elsewhere around the world. Officially termed the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, this year (2006) it will be running from October 6 -15, with ove
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
r 700 balloons expected.
Another interesting aspect of hot air ballooning is the advertising facet. Clever designers and fabricators have come up with balloons that look like most anything that one can imagine. Last year at a local meet, I sa
Another interesting aspect of hot air ballooning is the advertising facet. Clever designers and fabricators have come up with balloons that look like most anything that one can imagine. Last year at a local meet, I sa
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
such oddities as Barney the Dinosaur, the Planters Peanuts man, a Shell Gas Pump, a soft ice cream cone and Senator Foghorn the Leghorn from cartoons, just to name a few. Some of the larger ones, like Barney, seemed quite unwieldy both to infl
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
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
ate and to fly. Balloonists sell advertising or enlist sponsors to underwrite their ballooning activities and it seems to work out fairly well for all concerned.
Most balloonists I've talked to have a well-developed sense of humor, a necessary
Most balloonists I've talked to have a well-developed sense of humor, a necessary
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
asset when dealing with the vagaries of the prevailing winds. Our pilot told us this story; mostly I think to divert our attention while passing over an open stretch of water.
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?" The man below says: "yes you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field." "You must work in Informat
.
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
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
ion Technology" says the balloonist. "I do" replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's no use to anyone." The man below says, "You must work in Management".
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
"I do" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault.
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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