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Last night I received a VERY disturbing email from one of the many on my list since I'm a reporter for DEMC Ezine. At first I thought it was a joke

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

and then I realized this person was dead serious and what was being discussed was very serious!

Being the good investigative journalist I like to conside

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

Examples of combination products may in

myself, I followed up this morning with research on the Federal Trade Commission web site and found what he was discussing was absolutely true!

Basically

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

according to documents at the web site it explained that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is the watch dog of the US Government for Business Oppo

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

tunities, Franchising, Network Marketing and now Internet Marketing, had decided that Internet Marketing and especially Affiliate Marketing should come und

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

Combination pro

r the same regulation as Franchising!

You may not have an idea how devastating this can be but I will attempt to explain in layman terms.

You see as a fo

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

rmer consumer investigative reporter I have been on the other side of the aisle fighting Franchises and Network Marketing companies. Where the problem is w

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

th this new regulation is the potential for astronomical LEGAL fees to be able to operate your Internet Marketing business in the 50 states of the U

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

SA. So this does not apply to those outside US jurisdiction.

Now I know for a fact that Network Marketing companies pay as much as $5000 or more PER US

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

STATE for legal fees to be able to operate in a particular state. Also you must pass a rigorous inspection by each state Attorney General's office. You

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

think Spam complaints are a pain you have NEVER experienced pain until you have dealt with some of the Attorney Generals! They will eat you alive!

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

Following aspects would a

So now do you see where this is leading to? Yes, your little side or even full time Internet Marketing business could face more than a quarter of a million

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

dollars just to do business in the USA!

And, folks this is a PASSED regulation of the FTC! Not something they are considering. However today after

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

going through my private Rolodex of Internet Marketers I have not found ONE besides the original person that alerted me that knew about this regulat

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

on! Those bureaucrats at the FTC who have not got a clue what Internet Marketing is passed this without letting any people like John Reese, Shawn Casey, Ma

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

k Joyner, etc. speak before their panel!

Is there any way around this? Possibly and it involves my Libertarian Congressman friend Ron Paul of Texas who ha

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

s learned about this plan of the FTC. At my blog listed below I will be further discussing how he plans to go around the morons at the FTC.

However there

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

are things you can do after reading this:

1. Send people to my blog.
2. Write and call your Congressman and Senators and tell them you want them to j

.

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

oin to fight this insidious regulation like Ron Paul of Texas.
3. If you feel so led share this article with others.

I have decided to start a Wa

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ch Dog operation with my blog to find and announce these potential moves by US Government regulatory bodies to hurt us Internet Marketers. Yes, I'm one too

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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