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Under the glow of a 25-watt bulb, he opened his last can of cat food. He would share it with his wife. No crackers this time. It needed to last 3 more days. Tomorrow they would be hungry. With a w

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

rinkled grin, she smiled back at him. They remembered the promises of riches they made to each other 58 years ago. Where did they go wrong?

Do you really want to live on less money when (and if)

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

Examples of combination products may in

you retire? Let's carefully dissect the phrase “ When you retire… you’ll be in a lower tax bracket.” At first glace this appears to be a good thing.

Everyone wants to pay less taxes, this is why

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

we have CPA’s and tax lawyers. However, to get into a lower tax bracket really means you will be earning less or your investments will produce less income than what you are currently making/enjoyi

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

g.

Why would you want to change your lifestyle after you retire unless it is for the better!

Can you really say you’ll trade in your new car for an older one? Or get rid of your car all together

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

Combination pro

because after all you won’t be commuting for work.

Whatever your current income is, imagine for a moment that it is cut by 1/3 or greater. Yikes! Can you honestly say you will be happy to retire

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

with less money than what you have now?

If you had the thought 'this won’t happen to me', then you MUST continue to read on. Because when you retire the IRS will legally steal 1/3 or your qualif

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

ed tax deferred income from your 401k and other retirement account through taxation. And there is no fighting Uncle Sam. An example of an investment of $1,000 that grew to $10,000 if the tax was p

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

aid on the $1,000 at a 30% bracket the tax would be $300, but if it was deferred taxation; the tax on $10k at the same bracket would be $3,000. Ten times greater!

The analogy I like to use is, as

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

a farmer, would you rather be taxed on the seed (the small part) or the harvest (the larger portion)? [Yes there are tax-free growth and tax-free withdrawal investments.]

In the last 30 years ha

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

e taxes gone up or down? Up of course. So if you invested $1,000 today and in 30 years it grew to $10k or more wouldn’t it be logical that taxes would also go up? 35%, 45%, 55% bracket or God forb

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

Following aspects would a

id even more than that… How much more does the IRS want?

I don’t need to go in to Social Security or should we call it Social In-Security. The first batch of baby boomers are entering retirement

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

pretty darn quick. It’s going to be a rude awakening and shock similar to putting a key or butter knife in an electrical socket. Ouch! It’s going to kill some of them as they come to realize they

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

have saved their entire working life, been frugal and it still is not enough. Couple all this with Taxes! Bad news.

Yes, this is a warning. No, I’m not a prophet or a fortuneteller, just look at

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

he signs. When looking out over the horizon and seeing a big black thunderhead with flashes of lightning, you don’t have to be psychic to know there is a storm coming.

Noah was privy to some “ins

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

ider information” because of his relationship with God. The masses didn’t believe him. He built the Ark. The people were warned yet they did not believe. Only after disaster started did the people

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

believe.

You have heard the phrase “the truth shall set you free…” This is only half the equation. The truth will set you free, ONLY if you act on and implement the truth. We need to do this wit

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

education. There are many resources and books available that explain problems and offer a suggestion. What is the use of telling someone there is a problem without offering a solution.

I have th

.

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 “you can bring a horse to water” philosophy. If you are sick, the doctor is not going to call you. You must first seek the doctor/professional then he will diagnose the situation and recommend a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

cure/answer.

My point is we all know that there is a financial storm coming, seek personal financial education and advice before it’s to late. Honestly, do you really enjoy the taste of cat food

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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