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I've seen it happen time and again to programmers, network engineers and administrators, and other IT personnel. They get a

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

solid IT position, a good-paying job, and they get comfortable. They stop keeping up with the latest technologies, they sto

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

Examples of combination products may in

p studying, they no longer keep their CCNA, MCSE, and other industry certifications up-to-date.... and then one day, their co

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

mfortable job is gone.

Maybe they get laid off, maybe the company moves and they don't want to move with it... but for one r

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

ason or another, they're in the worst position possible. They have no job, and they have allowed their IT skills to deterior

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

Combination pro

ate to the point where they are no longer employable.

If you're in IT, you must be constantly learning. You must continuall

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

y take the long view, and ask yourself three important questions. First, where do you want to be in three years? Second, wh

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

at are you doing now in order to reach this goal? And finally, if you were laid off today, are your current skills sharp eno

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

gh to quickly get another job?

That third question can be the hardest of all to answer honestly. I'm reminded of Microsoft

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

announcing years ago that they would no longer be recognizing the MSCE 4.0 certification, since the network operating system

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

s that certification was based upon would no longer be supported by MS. (Keep in mind that this change was announced months

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

Following aspects would a

in advance, giving those holding the MCSE 4.0 plenty of time to earn the latest MS certification.)

Some MCSE 4.0s just went

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

uts. Microsoft's certification magazine printed letter after letter from angry MCSEs saying that their company would always

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

run NT 4.0, and that there was no reason for them to ever upgrade their certification.

This wasn't just denial. This was ca

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

reer suicide. Let's say that their network never moved from NT 4.0. Let's also say that they got laid off yesterday. Would

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

you want to go out into the current IT workplace and have your most recent network operating system experience be on NT 4.0

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

I sure wouldn't.

The fact is that you've got to continue studying, continue growing, and continue learning new things if y

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

ou want to have a successful long-term IT career. If you plan on studying only one topic, getting into IT, and then never cr

.

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

acking a book again, you're entering the wrong field. And for those of us who have been in it for a while - again, ask yours

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

elf this question: "Am I prepared for what would happen if I were laid off today?" And if you're not, do something about 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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