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This idea has been in use for twenty-five years, by my Vermont Rotary Club, and has been a tremendous success. The conce

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

pts used in this fundraiser are general to any successful and profitable fundraiser.

This fundraiser is a fundraising i

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

Examples of combination products may in

dea where the outcome, of sports results, is used to decide winners. Since each ticket has two teams, for a given week,

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

hat are randomly assigned, the fundraiser is best described as a sports-based raffle. However, this "raffle" has the add

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

ed thrill of the buyer being able to root for a team's outcome, if a certain outcome will enhance the chance of winning.

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

Combination pro

It is enjoyable for ticket buyers because it is sports-based, they win money, and they buy one ticket and can win every

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

week over the sports season.

A raffle is generally a contest in which participants purchase a ticket or “chance” at win

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

ning a prize. A raffle is an easy fundraiser to initiate, and requires fewer volunteer hours to plan and conduct than an

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

other type of fundraiser. This raffle works so well because of the high profit margin. Total annual cost of running thi

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

s raffle is less than 2% of total income. The annual cost is around $50 for commercial printing of the front of the tick

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

ts, and the proceeds are limited only by the number of tickets sold. My Rotary Club bases the fundraiser on NFL football

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

Following aspects would a

(496 tickets for a complete "set" at $20 each). With a payout of 50% of total income, we make $5000.

A fringe benefit

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

of raffles is that there are no large up front costs, no inventory or product to stockpile, no orders to take, and no pr

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

duct to deliver except winners' checks. Also, success is not dependent upon advertising. The advertising is done one-on-

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

one as people sell tickets. This is a great idea for any size group from just ten people to hundreds. For a NFL footba

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

l fundraiser, a group of fifty people is ideal, since each person would have to sell only ten tickets each.

A raffle ma

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

y not be suitable for everyone. In the United States raffle laws vary considerably by state. Determine the legality of y

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

our potential fund raiser and that no local or state ordinances, that deal with raffles, are being violated. Do a little

.

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

Internet research to find out if there are any restrictions in your area. Check with other organizations in your area. S

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ome institutions may even have their own rules concerning fund raisers. Check with your college, university, school, etc

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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