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Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be here before you know it so that means getting an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season. Knowing the teams now will save you time in August and Matt Fargo is here to help

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

you get a grasp of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.

#78 – Indiana Hoosiers 4-7 SU; 3-6-1 ATS

Fargo’s Take Last season, the Hoosiers recorded their most amount of wi

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

Examples of combination products may in

ns since 2001 but they still have an uphill battle to even think about contending in the Big Ten. The offense showed signs of brilliance in the first half of the season before completely disappearing in the second half. The defense w

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

as consistent all season but the problem is that it was consistently bad. There is a lot of optimism coming from second year head coach Terry Hoeppner and while he may be saying the right things, the results still need to occur on th

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

e field. A soft non-conference schedule should get the Hoosiers out to another hot start similar to last season but they need to find a way to compete in conference action where they were 1-7 and got outscored by 18.5 ppg in 2005. It

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

Combination pro

starts with the defense that doesn’t look to be much better than last year and that is a huge problem before the season even begins.

Returning Starters on Offense – 6 Indiana averaged a solid 30.6 ppg in its first five games last s

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

eason but followed that up with an average of 15.8 ppg in its final six games. The big name players are back including quarterback Blake Powers who set a single season school record with 22 touchdown passes. The problem is that he al

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

so threw 16 interceptions while completing just 56.4 percent of his passes. He has arguably the best group of receivers in the Big Ten, led by exciting sophomore James Hardy. The wideouts will be getting a lot of looks but getting th

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

em the ball might be a challenge as the offensive line is considered one of the weakest in the Big Ten. Also, the Hoosiers will be breaking in a new running back so the lack of a rushing attack will be detrimental to the offense. 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

the young line can jell quickly, Indiana has a chance to be the most improved offense in the conference. That if is huge however.

Returning Starters on Defense – 6 The offense can put up huge numbers but it won’t matter much if the

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

defense can’t stop anyone. The Hoosiers finished 93rd in total defense, 104th in scoring defense and 110th in rushing defense. The entire front seven will consist of new starters in 2006 but that might not be a bad thing considering

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

Following aspects would a

the 215.2 ypg and 5.0 ypc allowed last season. In the physical Big Ten, those numbers will have to decrease dramatically. The secondary returns all four starters to the unit that finished a respectable 35th in the country in passing

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

defense. Unfortunately, like most soft rush defenses, the secondary wasn’t tested very much and won’t again this year if the run stopping doesn’t stiffen up. The defense allowed at least 41 points in each of the final five games of l

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

ast season and that is not going to get the job done. A huge turnaround is necessary but likely won’t happen.

Schedule Similar to last season, the schedule is easy early on but it all comes down to Big Ten play. The first four games

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

are all non-conference contests with the fourth game at home against Connecticut being the toughest of the four. The lone road game in there is at Ball St., a weaker team but a team that is on the upswing. A 4-0 start is not out of

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

the question nor is a 0-8 finish. The Big Ten schedule is similar to last year with both Penn St. and Northwestern off the slate for the second consecutive season. The good news is that four of the five toughest games are at home, th

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

e exception being a game at Ohio St. Possible wins at Illinois and Minnesota or Purdue could mean bowl eligibility for the first time since 1993 but the Hoosiers must win the games they are supposed to win.

You can bet on… Indiana h

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

as improved its win total in each of the last three seasons and doing it for a fourth straight year is a definite possibility. It’s up to the defense as the offense should be able to move the ball and keep games within reach. The Hoo

.

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

siers have gone a money-burning 22-42-1 against the number since 2000 including a putrid 15-37 ATS record as a dog. In conference action, Indiana has posted 2-6 ATS records in four of the last six years and for that to improve, it ha

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

s to be able to stop the opposition. That is not likely going to happen as the Hoosiers have allowed at least 31.2 ppg in each of the last four years. Going against a potent Western Michigan offense in the opener should tell us a lot

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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