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E-Folder - Are You Still Not Backing Up Your Data?
Planning for a worst-case scenario isn't alarmist. It's common sense. By putting together a data back-up plan you can avoid a business catastrophe!
You should know this by now: Computers can and do fail. And nasty viruses can take down your system by creeping through your antivirus software and firewall.
The problem
You should know this by now: Computers can and do fail. And nasty viruses can take down your system by creeping through your antivirus software and firewall.
The problem
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
is that you usually get no warning before it's too late.
This has happened to many. In extreme cases, it has put companies out of business. And the worst part is this: It's completely avoidable. By backing up your data, you can retrieve all or most of what you lose.
Yes, there is a hassle involved. But you owe it to
This has happened to many. In extreme cases, it has put companies out of business. And the worst part is this: It's completely avoidable. By backing up your data, you can retrieve all or most of what you lose.
Yes, there is a hassle involved. But you owe it to
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
yourself and your business to take stock of your backup business plan (or lack thereof) by reviewing these tips.
Most Important: Back up Your Customer Databases and Payroll Records
What's the heart and soul of your company? People have different opinions, but certainly your customer or client da
Most Important: Back up Your Customer Databases and Payroll Records
What's the heart and soul of your company? People have different opinions, but certainly your customer or client da
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
tabase has to rank high.
Inside one or two data files are all the nitty-gritty details including what they buy, when they buy, how they pay and so forth. Contact lists also are databases, and you might have yours combined with your customer list.
So, where would you be if you lost your database? How would you feel if
Inside one or two data files are all the nitty-gritty details including what they buy, when they buy, how they pay and so forth. Contact lists also are databases, and you might have yours combined with your customer list.
So, where would you be if you lost your database? How would you feel if
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
you attempted to open your database and it wasn't there? Not good, I'll bet. So you should be backing up.
Also mission-critical for backups are your employee payroll records. You don't want to lose the information that you have to report to the tax department. Your employees don't want problems with them either. And
Also mission-critical for backups are your employee payroll records. You don't want to lose the information that you have to report to the tax department. Your employees don't want problems with them either. And
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
they certainly don't want to be paid late.
Protect Your Registry Settings
You should be backing up all of your data. But if you don't, a third item you should have high on your priority list for regular backups is your Windows Registry. This is the huge database that tells your computer how
Protect Your Registry Settings
You should be backing up all of your data. But if you don't, a third item you should have high on your priority list for regular backups is your Windows Registry. This is the huge database that tells your computer how
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesnt have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
to run. Without it, you have an expensive paperweight.
Most backup programs allow you to back up the Registry automatically. If not, you can easily do it manually. Here's how:
Click Start > Run.
In the box, enter "regedit" (without the quotes). Click OK.
In the Registry, click File > Export (or Registry > Ex
Most backup programs allow you to back up the Registry automatically. If not, you can easily do it manually. Here's how:
Click Start > Run.
In the box, enter "regedit" (without the quotes). Click OK.
In the Registry, click File > Export (or Registry > Ex
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
ort Registry File in Windows 98). Navigate to your backup medium. It will probably be drive E:.
Name the file and click Save.
You don't need to back up Windows or your applications, such as Microsoft Word. If the worst happen
Name the file and click Save.
You don't need to back up Windows or your applications, such as Microsoft Word. If the worst happen
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
s, you can always re-install them. But information you create must be protected.
Store Your Backups Off-Site
To really be safe, the backup medium (tape, CD or DVD, etc.) should be removed from your site. If you are backing up to tape, for instance, and you leave the tape cartridge in the machine, yo
Store Your Backups Off-Site
To really be safe, the backup medium (tape, CD or DVD, etc.) should be removed from your site. If you are backing up to tape, for instance, and you leave the tape cartridge in the machine, yo
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
u'll be protected if the hard drive fails. But if the equipment is stolen, or the office burns to the ground, the backup will be lost.
The safest procedure is to use a different tape or disk each day. Keep all but the current day's backups off-site at your home, perhaps.
Forget About Doing Backups with Flop
The safest procedure is to use a different tape or disk each day. Keep all but the current day's backups off-site at your home, perhaps.
Forget About Doing Backups with Flop
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
pies
The earliest backup medium was the floppy. These are no longer practical. They hold hardly any data, so a large collection would be needed for a backup. You would have to sit at the computer for hours, swapping the floppies in and out. Don't even think about it.
Tape has been the medium of choice for a
The earliest backup medium was the floppy. These are no longer practical. They hold hardly any data, so a large collection would be needed for a backup. You would have to sit at the computer for hours, swapping the floppies in and out. Don't even think about it.
Tape has been the medium of choice for a
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
number of years. Tapes are relatively slow, but the process can be automated. You can schedule the backup for when you're sleeping.
Tape drives and the tapes to go with them are relatively expensive, too. And the business sof
Tape drives and the tapes to go with them are relatively expensive, too. And the business sof
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
tware can be difficult. Tape is a great backup medium, once you understand it. It has its drawbacks in terms of the time and work involved. But once you get a system running, it can go smoothly.
Here are some other options:
Back up to a burner a CD or DVD drive. Neither holds nearly as much data as a tape. If
Here are some other options:
Back up to a burner a CD or DVD drive. Neither holds nearly as much data as a tape. If
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
you decide to go this route, be sure your software allows automated backups. A CD or DVD will work well if your data is not voluminous. CDs will hold up to 700 MB; most DVDs will hold 4.7 GB.
Use a Zip or Jaz drive. These are made by Iomega. Zips hold 250 MB of data; Jaz holds 2 GB.
Use an external hard drive. T
Use a Zip or Jaz drive. These are made by Iomega. Zips hold 250 MB of data; Jaz holds 2 GB.
Use an external hard drive. T
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
ese hold a vast amount of data. They attach to the computer via high-speed connections such as USB 2.0 or FireWire. Hard drives are fast, so the backup wouldn't take much time. But an external hard drive is relatively bulky, so you would get tired of taking it home.
Another Option to Consider: Backing up on an
Another Option to Consider: Backing up on an
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
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
Internal Hard Drive
You could use a second internal hard drive, although that would mean leaving the backup in the office. Windows automatically accommodates multiple hard drives. You could simply copy your data from the master hard drive to the second one, known as a slave.
If having two hard drives appea
You could use a second internal hard drive, although that would mean leaving the backup in the office. Windows automatically accommodates multiple hard drives. You could simply copy your data from the master hard drive to the second one, known as a slave.
If having two hard drives appea
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ls to you, consider a RAID system. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. These systems can be complicated but a two-disk system is simple; you set it up as a mirror.
When you save something, it automatically saves to both drives. The second drive looks just like the first. So if one fails, you have a p
When you save something, it automatically saves to both drives. The second drive looks just like the first. So if one fails, you have a p
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
erfect copy. And RAID will automatically switch you over to the working drive.
Some motherboards have RAID capability built in. If yours doesn't, a RAID card can be added to the computer.
However, a RAID system would leave your backup inside the computer. That leaves you vulnerable to fire or theft.
Need Mor
Some motherboards have RAID capability built in. If yours doesn't, a RAID card can be added to the computer.
However, a RAID system would leave your backup inside the computer. That leaves you vulnerable to fire or theft.
Need Mor
.
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
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
e Security? Consider an Online Backup Service
If you're especially concerned about safety, you might want to consider an Internet backup. There are many firms on the web that will store your data for you, for a monthly fee. You can run the backup automatically.
Don't consider this route unless you have a hi
If you're especially concerned about safety, you might want to consider an Internet backup. There are many firms on the web that will store your data for you, for a monthly fee. You can run the backup automatically.
Don't consider this route unless you have a hi
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
gh-speed internet connection. Backups by dial-up modem could tie up your phone lines for hours at a time.
Also, Microsoft SharePoint offers the ability to store copies of your most-vital business documents in a secure area that you can access through the Internet. SharePoint is available as part of Windows Server 2003
Also, Microsoft SharePoint offers the ability to store copies of your most-vital business documents in a secure area that you can access through the Internet. SharePoint is available as part of Windows Server 2003
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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