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The women in my family have a thanksgiving tradition that they have followed for more years than I can remember. The planning and strategy goes into effect days before thanksgiving itself. They gath

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

er at my sister’s house, and they begin to go through the sale ads for the busiest shopping day out of the year, which is the day after thanksgiving. I'm sure many people do the same, but they are a

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

Examples of combination products may in

mong an elite and dedicated fanatic organization called the early birders. These renegade shoppers are perhaps the best in the world and the level of competition ranks right up there with the Olympi

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

cs. In fact, there are rumors circulating through this underground coalition that this may soon become an experimental Olympic event at the games of 2008.

Although the stores open at 5 a.m, the die

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

hard cultists begin camping outside only hours after that last piece of pumpkin pie is eaten. The lines are reminiscent of the crowds which use to camp out for Led Zeppelin or the rolling stones, ba

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

Combination pro

ck in the 70's and early 80's. There are only a limited amount of the electronic items each store is allocated to sell at ridiculously low prices. For a newcomer, they have no idea of the danger and

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

chaos that awaits them as the manager unlocks the door and the running of the bulls begins. My sister told me of a woman that ran beneath her shopping cart, but not to worry, as soon as my sister g

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

rabbed 1 of the mere 20 computers, she quickly went back to the woman, picked her up and apologized, and was thoughtful enough to call 911 for an ambulance. I thought that to be a wonderful example

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

of how compassionate people become in the spirit of the holidays. I'm proud of you sis, and how ever did you get that great parking spot in the handicap zone?

So this year I decided to give it a go

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

, but when I showed up at 10 minutes to 5 the line was wrapped around the parking lot. I was having second thoughts and wondering what in the world was I doing at 5 in the morning standing in line b

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

ehind hundreds of people, many of them wondering they were standing in line behind so many people.

Let me see. The store has 20 computers and I have 420 people ahead of me, and I don't think they'v

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

Following aspects would a

e been waiting out here all night to get a good jump on the bows and wrapping paper. 20 minutes later I'm in the store and it dawns on me that I might have got in line a few hours to late. Almost ev

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ery basket had an $88 TV in it. I saw people frantically grabbing the same 2 boxes of what, I don't know, but I knew it must have been some kind of crazy savings so I found a way to claw my way in a

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

nd grab 2 for myself. And then it dawned on me, was I now partaking in some sort of ritualistic orientation into the savage cult I had refused to be part of for so many years? What in the world was

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

I doing there, had I completely lost my mind?

Meanwhile, across town, my mother and one of my sisters reported in to me that they had secured me a camera and a sewing machine at their locations and

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

I was delighted that I could get in my car, drive home, and get some much needed sleep. But it was too late. I was caught up in the frenzy and running on a second wind. I’m here, and darn it, I’m g

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

oing to shop.So I filled my cart up with things I didn’t need, nor could I afford. I was spellbound and for the next 3 hours I too became part of the frenzy. And as I left for home the sunrise greet

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

ed me at the door, and I carefully maneuvered my cart around the fallen victims, careful not to do them any further harm. (Just kidding, they were already being treated) Oh the spirit of the holiday

.

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! The celebration of brotherly love. The joy of giving. Unfortunately when it came to Christmas spirit, they were completely sold out. Happy Holidays!

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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

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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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