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To ship a piece of glass, it needs to be crated. We build a crate around every piece of glass which we ship. It needs to be a custom fit so that the glass can be adequately protec

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

ted. The following pictures are of us building a crate for a 3' by 5' window. We use the same techniques when crating a smaller window.

By building a custom crate for each piece

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

Examples of combination products may in

f glass that you plan to ship, you will have better success shipping glass across country. You will find that by building a crate in the following manner that you will be able to

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

ship small windows using common carriers like UPS or Fedex.

We have the stained glass panel laid out on a different table than the one we're going to build the crate on.

First w

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

lay the 1" thick rigid foam insulation on the table. This comes in pink or blue depending on the brand you buy.

We lay the panel to be shipped on top of the insulation and use a

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

Combination pro

box knife to cut around the panel. We cut right on the edge. We don't want any extra foam hanging beyond the window edge.

Then we slide the cut line of the foam over the edge of

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

the table and push down to break the foam. If it has a membrane holding it together, we run a utility knife along it to cut it off. We use the cut off pieces as a template to cut

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

he second piece of foam the same size as the first.

Then we take a two by four and use it as a pattern to cut four pieces of filler pieces of foam.

Here we have the "foam, glas

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

s, foam sandwich," with some of our cut pieces laying on top.

Next we take the long pieces and cut them to the length of the sign and set one on each side of the sign. Then we st

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

nd up a two by four along the long edge and mark a cut line a two by four width from the end of the sign.

(We make sure that the other end of the two by four is hanging out a two

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

by four width at the other end when marking) The cut two by four is then cut a saw blade width short so the box will keep the foam tight. We cut a second one for the other side.

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

Following aspects would a

Here is the foam "sandwich" with another piece of scrap foam on top of the pile to raise the top of the entire package to the height of the two by four frame. You can also see the

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

two by four side piece ready to be put in place.

Now we use a clamp to pull the two by fours together on each end. We only apply a slight amount of pressure to the clamp. We want

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

the crate to be tight but not so tight we damage the foam and drive it into the stained glass we're protecting.

We cut and attach our connecting two by fours. Then we check that

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

the top of the crate is even with the two by four framework. Then we add a couple of layers of foam blanket to the top so that the lid of the crate will apply a slight amount of p

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

essure when it's in place.

Because we have an inch of foam on the top and bottom and all around the glass inside the crate, it is safe to screw down the plywood top of the crate.

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

We laid the plywood on top of the framework and traced around it and then cut it out.

Next we got some friends to help flip the whole assembly over.

Then we laid the final piec

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

of plywood down and screwed it in place.

When we ship, we find that moving van lines have a good system in place to haul sensitive and delicate items, such as electronics and st

.

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

ained glass. They cost 3 or 4 times more than common carrier, but you get what you pay for.

We took pictures for this article that can be viewed at 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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