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A few weeks ago we asked several work at home moms a fun question - Would you do something illegal, even if you probably wouldn't be caught?

Of course, eve

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

ryone said "absolutely not!". This is the response you would expect from most anyone in the work at home mom community. We have to set an example for our ch

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

Examples of combination products may in

ldren, of course.

However, it amazes me how often I see others involved in illegal activities or not taking responsibility for their business. No matter if

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

it's using excuses to not deliver products on time or running a business without proper licenses - it's unethical, irresponsible, and sometimes illegal.

A

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

they say, ignorance of the law is no excuse. It's true even online, and you could be subject to fines or even lose your business. The following are some ex

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

Combination pro

mples of illegal or unethical practices you may be faced with, and how to handle them.

- Running raffles or illegal contests

Every state has different law

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

s, and in most states it's very illegal to run a raffle without a permit. In some states, raffles are considered gambling and you may not hold a raffle unle

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

s it's for charity. There are many raffle groups online, but that doesn't mean they are legal. Avoid!

- Selling food without a licence

Did you know in som

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

states it's illegal to sell food without a licence? This applies to those who rep for food companies like Watkins, Gabby Goodies, Homemade Gourmet, and man

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

y others. It should also be especially noted that even if you don’t sell the food itself you may need a license. For example, let’s say you’re selling foo

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

choppers. Let’s say you’re demonstrating your food chopper and you let people sample the food … you need a license to do this also. Check your state laws

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

Following aspects would a

efore selling anything related to food. (Thanks to Kerri Knack of Homemade Gourmet and http://DirectSalesNetworkGroup.com/ for this piece of information)

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dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

Spamming, or sending advertisements without consent

Obviously, spamming is a big no-no. There are strict spamming laws that everyone should know before do

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

ng any kind of email marketing. Do NOT send advertisements to those who didn't answer it. You can be fined and loose your email address.

- Copying ideas, w

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

bsites, or ads

While it may not be illegal to copy an idea, it's extremely unethical and not well received. Many have had ideas stolen from them, and do no

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

t like it in the least. Copying ads and websites on the other hand is illegal. It's called copyright infringement, and can get your website shut down. Hosti

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

g companies won't think twice about pulling the plug on your website hosting if there is a complaint.

- Using excuses for poor service

Not illegal, but de

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

initely unethical. Everyone should have a back up plan for emergencies. Customers will usually understand if you have a serious emergency, but not always. W

.

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

ord of mouth travels far - remember that.

There's many other unethical and illegal business practices out there, but this is just a few. Let us say this ag

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

in - ignorance of the law is no excuse! Check with your local government if you are unsure of anything, or ask on a message board or group at the very least

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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