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TRADE SHOWS and WHEELCHAIRS Trade shows are hard work, and even more so for attendees who may us

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

e a wheelchair. For some, the chair may be new and temporary but for most attendees, it is where t

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

Examples of combination products may in

ey live.

Here are six tips for making life easier for everyone on the show floor ....

1. Well, l

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

t’s just be honest. Those folks in the chairs know that they are in the chairs. It’s your responsi

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

ility to make them as comfortable in your space as any other visitor. Quick no-no or two -- don’t

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

Combination pro

awk -- don’t ask stupid questions -- don’t raise your voice (they have a leg problem, not an ear p

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

roblem). If you have a genuine interest, most folks will tell you their story quickly.

2. These d

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

ys, wheelchairs are smaller and allow more mobility. Watch out for them as they zip around the cor

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

ers and scoot out of elevators. The problem is we look straight ahead, and not down. Especially at

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

a show, an event or in a crowded hotel, you need to sweep your eyes up, down and around.

3. It’s

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

mportant to maintain eye contact, as with any visitor, but rather than hunching over, pull up a ch

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

Following aspects would a

air so you’re both at the same eye level and have a normal conversation.

4. Just as people with v

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

sion problem may have a person with them as a guide, so too may people in chairs. While it’s polit

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

to acknowledge the guide, address your comments to the visitor, not the guide.

5. If you’re show

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

ng video, using a computer or have a demonstration at a 40" height, be able to adjust it for peopl

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

in a wheelchair or who may not be able to see at that height. In a double deck exhibit? Have a du

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

plicate on both floors.

6. Make sure aisles are wide and clear. When designing your exhibit, be s

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

re chair and table legs don’t angle out and there are no sharp edges on any item or graphic in you

.

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

exhibit. These will snag not only those in a wheelchair, but careless walkers as well.

A little

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

hinking before the show can save a lot of woe at and after the show.
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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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