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If you get an email with a title like 'Don't Ever Trust Me Again!’ and continues along the lines of '... then you don't have to take my advice ever again!'

My advice is - Don't *

P

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

erhaps it's because I'm skeptical of the number of "miracle" products, "great deals", 'limited time offers' or 'incredible packages' that are advertised online every day. Perhaps it's becau

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

Examples of combination products may in

se I have bought more products than I can possibly use for now. Perhaps it's because there are probably more people trying to sell this particular package than the number of packages that a

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

re available. Or, perhaps it's because I received an email with almost identical content from too many different sources. Whatever the reason, don't make the same mistakes as I have in the

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

ast.

* It may be a good deal. It may be exactly what you are looking for. But if you receive emails with exactly the same content from different sources, think carefully before you

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

Combination pro

buy.

There are some good internet marketers that I have every respect for. However, there are an increasing number of ‘marketers’ that show little thought or consideration for others. They

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

will take from you but offer nothing in return. You may disagree with the last statement. If you buy a product from them and you are happy with that product and they are happy with the mon

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

y earned from selling you that product it's a win-win situation.

That's all well and good until you look more closely at the process. To do this, other factors must be taken into account.

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

These include cost, value, convenience, time, and most importantly trust. You've probably heard of the phrase. "The money is in the list". I wouldn't disagree with that and it's easy to see

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

why many of the "big list" hitters are successful in the percentage game. But unless they offer you something more than somebody else’s 'sales pitch' ignore them. Many of these people come

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

and go. Make sure they don't go with your money.

With regard to the email in question, here is a quote from a 'trusted' ezine that I subscribe to "This is only of interest to you, Bryan, i

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

Following aspects would a

f you really need some brand new products to sell. If not, don't bother." At least, this is honest and straight to the point. I know who I'd buy from. On occasion, time may be more importan

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

t than trust. If this is the case, then make sure you have a use for the product before you buy it. We are all guilty of impulse buying. It can be all too easy to buy something that will se

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

ldom, if ever, be used.

If you subscribe to an ezine or newsletter, it's often useful to keep tabs on the sender. By doing this you will learn to recognize if the content is original or si

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

ply a copy of someone else's work. You'll also quickly discover if the sender is only interested in using you as a means of earning a 'fast buck'. This is obvious if there is little or no c

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

ontent, excessive affiliate URLs, or emails that are repetitive or delivered more often than necessary.

If you like the newsletter or email subscription, that’s great. If you don't, you ca

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

n usually 'unsubscribe'. If this fails, then try 'whitelist' filtering to weed it out. If you think the email is from a spammer, then be careful. Don't click on any URL or 'unsubscribe' opt

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

on, and unless you are absolutely sure of the originator, never open an attachment.

If you use eBay or PayPal, you will no doubt be aware of the fake or spoof emails that are periodically

.

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

blasted out. Well, the spin cycle has begun again. A good tutorial on spoof emails and how to recognize them can be found at http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/index.html

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

If you have your own website, don't use your default address for your PayPal or eBay account. Use a different address and you will quickly spot the spoof email in the 'To' line of the email

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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