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On 6 April 2007, new laws on flexible working were introduced in the UK. Prior to this date, only parents with childre

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

n under six and disabled children under 18 had the right to apply for flexible working. The Work and Families Act 2006

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

Examples of combination products may in

has extended the rights to carers of adults.

The new rights give an estimated 1.4 million more employees the right 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.

request flexible working to care for an adult. The definition of a carer is someone who is or expects to be a carer of

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

n adult who is:

• married to or the partner of an employee,
• is a near relative of the employee or
•

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

Combination pro

lives at the same address as the employee.

Caring responsibilities include helping with personal care and nursing,

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

emotional support as well as household support.

The legislation can help those who have responsibilities for children

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

and adults with caring needs. But it must be remembered that this is the right to request flexible working and is not

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

uaranteed, and will ultimately be based on business need. So, how will it work in practice?

One of my clients feels t

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

hat she will not be supported to apply for flexible working. She says “early last year my mother was diagnosed with Al

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

heimer’s. At the time I had already used leave to help deal with various issues related specifically to her condition.

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

Following aspects would a

I have every intention of trying to take advantage of the new flexible working legislation for carers. Will the comp

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ny I work for agree? I don’t think so. The likelihood is that they’ll come up with some vague informal arrangement th

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

at leaves me feeling vulnerable and unlikely to do anything other than continue to take my annual leave”.

Where flexib

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

e working is accepted in the workplace, those who are not affected by the legislation may resent those who are able to

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

arrive late or leave early. To quote another client "it almost feels that this latest legislation discriminates agains

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

people without children or caring responsibilities."

The extension of the right to request flexible working to carers

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

is a step in the right direction. But to apply this right to all staff would create a more motivated workforce. In ad

.

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

ition, it would have a positive effect on employee’s attitudes and morale and lead to increased productivity. This wou

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ld therefore allow employees to develop a better work life balance, which is an increasing challenge in today’s society

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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