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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

failure." Bill Cosby

The word "failure" has so many negative connotations - and

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

Examples of combination products may in

in fact, there are many negative things about failing to accomplish something tha

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

you set out to do.

However, failure has an "up" side.

Failure is a lesson to b

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

learned, not an indication that you can't succeed. If you do some research on th

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

Combination pro

e most successful people in the world, you'll find that their careers are marked

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

y numerous failures. The difference between them and most other people is that th

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 did not let their failures deter them from working towards their grand visions.

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

There is no such thing as a total failure. Whatever it is you're doing, if the o

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

verall effect is not what you wanted you can always find some part of the process

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

that worked the way you anticipated. The trick is to analyze what did work well,

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

Following aspects would a

hat didn't work out that great, adjust your methods, and try again. It may take s

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

veral tries to start to get the results you were looking for, but when you do, yo

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

u'll have a workable method in place.

Even Thomas Edison had his share of failur

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

. It took thirteen months and reportedly over six thousand attempts to develop a

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

orking light bulb. When challenged by a young journalist to abandon his efforts,

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

dison replied "Young man, don't you realize that I have not failed but have succe

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

ssfully discovered six thousand ways that won't work!"

Look at failure as a step

.

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

ing-stone to success; a stepping-stone worn smooth by some of the most notable na

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

es in history. The path isn't always easy, but the journey is immensely rewarding

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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