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Book Upgrade Story My wife, Irene and I dreaded a trip in coach.

We had obtained two frequent flyer program tickets on American Airlines departi

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

ng from Orange County heading to Dallas, Texas.

While riding in Coach is not as difficult as traveling in the rowing section of a slave galley ... it's close.

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

Examples of combination products may in

hat to do?

You can never get a First Class upgrade from a frequent flyer mileage ticket ... or can you?

The Platinum desk repeated the policy to me over the pho

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

ne.

The counter personnel laughed at my request.

The gate personnel rolled their eyes.

My last chance was the flight attendant.

Handing my book Negotiate like

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

the Pros™ to the flight attendant with the inscription, "Thank you for the complimentary First Class upgrade you are about to give my wife and me!" I held my brea

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

Combination pro

th.

"Ha-ha!" she said. "Sorry but you know I can't."

"That's okay," I replied, "it never hurts to give it one more try!"

Then, right before the aircraft pushed

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

back, the flight attendant waved at me and gestured "come forward" with her finger.

First Class to Dallas! And they said it couldn't be done!!!!

The glamour of

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

travel wears thin for many seasoned veterans.

Shortcuts, time and money, savings techniques are a big part of the road warrior's survival.

Deals with air carrie

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

rs, hotels, ground transportation providers, and restaurants are plentiful and fun to make.

Air Travel Pick one or more:

Flying is fun.

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

Flying is awful.

Flying is boring.

Flying is a necessary evil.

Flying is nerve wracking.

All of the above.

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

one of the above. Frequent Flyers Frequent flyer programs can help smooth the way for the frequent traveler. American Airlines, United

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

Following aspects would a

Airlines, Northwest Air, TWA, Continental and a number of other carriers allow for bonus travel and benefits for frequent flyers. Belonging to one or more of thes

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e programs is essential to the experienced traveler. And, many of the major domestic American carriers are members of World Wide Alliances. American Airlines is a

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

llied with British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Singapore, South African, and others. United and others have similar relationships with other major carriers.

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

The best part of these programs is that they are all free and available to any frequent flyer.

Upgrades, special seating, advanced boarding privileges, and airpo

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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

rt club memberships are all negotiable with one of these frequent flyer programs.

Hotels

Sheraton International (soon to be Starwood), Hilton,

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

Marriott, and other major hotel chains have frequent traveler programs too.

Upgrades to suites, concierge or club levels, free nights, and travel benefits can al

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

be negotiated with the assistance of these programs.

These programs are also almost universally free of charge to the frequent traveler.

Restaurants
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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
strong>Tip on the way in. You have a better chance for good service.

Ask the maitre'd for his or her suggestions. In fact, ask them to order your meal. You'll ge
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
t the chef's best that evening and you'll make a friend for the future.

Never send your food back ... If you do they will spit in your soup!

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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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