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In spite of all the talk about the romance of travel, if you’re frequently on the road for business, you

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

know the story is often quite different! If you’re wandering around Europe with a significant other, m

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

Examples of combination products may in

issing a connection may only mean one less wonderful sightseeing opportunity in the city before you leav

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

e. If it happens on business travel, it often means chaos and lost opportunities. Through careful prepa

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

ration, the loss can be minimized – and if you’re really clever, new opportunities created!

Here are so

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

Combination pro

me tips you can use to hit the road with confidence. (If you’re lucky enough to have an assistant, let h

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

im/her do some of the organizing for you!)

1. Start planning the trip as soon as possible. As soon as y

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

ou get wind of an upcoming trip, begin collecting information in a file folder labeled with the date and

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

event. (Don’t overlook that reservations and other info you need is easily and quickly available on the

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

Internet!) Your trip folder can contain:

• airline tickets

• car rental confirmation/coupons

• hotel

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

confirmation

• directions to hotel/appointment

• names of contacts in site city

• map of the local a

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

Following aspects would a

rea

2. Set up a section in your filing system for “Upcoming Trips.” File in chronological order accordi

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ng to the date of the next trip so you can quickly check trip status. (A side benefit of this practice i

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

s that it will help you organize your desk more effectively!) Make a note in the trip file of other fil

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

es that might be useful on the road.

3. Create, use, and update a business travel checklist. Keep a run

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

ning list of everything you could possibly want or have ever used on a trip. Put a copy of the checklis

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

t in the front of the trip file. If your assistant does the packing, give it to him or her prior to the

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

trip with the items you need checked. As you work together, your assistant will be able to do much of

.

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

the packing without your input. (I frequently leave on a business trip without any idea of trip details

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

– confident that the information is in my file, and has already been given to my family and colleagues.

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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