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As a Virtual Assistant, I send and receive a large amount of e-mail on a daily basis. I can always tell when someone is either in a rush or simply doe

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

sn’t like to type. Their messages come through with misspelled words, with little regard for punctuation and grammar. What’s worse is when the tone or

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

Examples of combination products may in

meaning of the message isn’t clear.

Here are some easy rules of thumb to keep in mind when you are sending and receiving e-mail, especially for busi

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

ness purposes:

1) Always include a subject. If you are replying to someone else’s message, it’s okay to use what is already in the subject lin

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

. If you are the one initiating the e-mail however, you should always include a subject, even if it’s one word or a simple phrase such as “May 1 Meeti

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

Combination pro

ng” or “Follow-up from Meeting.”

2) Pay attention to punctuation and proper grammar. You may not be the fastest typist in the world, but addin

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

g those periods and question marks where they belong will clarify the message you are sending. And don’t forget about using capitalization where neede

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

d. Proper grammar goes a long way in helping your message recipient to understand exactly what you’re trying to say.

3) Never use all capital lett

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

rs. “HOW ARE YOU?” makes it seem as if you are shouting at the person. It’s okay to use caps for things like “ABC Oil Company,” but using them for

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

anything else is not a good idea.

4) Get to the point. Your message should be short and concise. The fewer words you use, the better. No one

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

has time to read long, drawn-out messages.

5) Be careful with attachments. If you attach a huge file to an e-mail, the person on the receiving

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

Following aspects would a

end may have a hard time opening it or get frustrated when the message takes a long time to download to their e-mail program. Pay attention to the si

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e of the documents you are attaching, and scale them down if necessary.

6) Use plain text in messages. Sure, HTML messages may look pretty, bu

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

t everyone can relate much better to plain text, no matter which e-mail program they are using.

7) Whenever possible, reply below the message you

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

receive. When you are replying to someone’s question in an e-mail you received, scroll down to the question they are asking or information they ar

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

e inquiring about, and post your reply there. For example:

Original e-mail: “James, what is the name of that restaurant you took your client

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

o last week?” Reply: “The Bedford Village Inn”

is much easier to read than:

Reply: “The Bedford Village Inn” Original e-mail:<

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

/b> “James, what is the name of that restaurant you took your client to last week?”

8) Check your spelling. Remember that the spell-check feat

.

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

ure doesn’t always work in this case, so scan your message visually before sending it.

Keeping these tips in mind when you are both sending and recei

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ving e-mail will help your online conversations run a lot more smoothly. You’ll also be more productive and save time in the long run. Happy e-mailing

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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