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Main Subject - From Pods to Mobs
Podcasts (audio that can be downloaded and played on the iPod) have redefined the listening experience. Not only can you find thousands of very spec
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
ialized content—from audio books like Speak French in Thirty Days to stand-up comedy routines to the latest song from a bluegrass band—but you can c
; 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
ustomize your playlist, and choose exactly when you’re ready to hear it. It’s audio on the go.
Podcasts have been designed to play on the iPod, but
Podcasts have been designed to play on the iPod, but
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
the popularity has moved mobile phone manufacturers to allow mobilecasts. These are podcasts that are played on the cell phone. After all, cell pho
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
es have made great strides in terms of storage capacity and audio quality. Many ringtones actually parallel the kind of sounds you’d get while liste
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ning to the radio.
What’s missing? High speed phone networks which could carry the information, and memory capacity. MP3 files can be too large for
What’s missing? High speed phone networks which could carry the information, and memory capacity. MP3 files can be too large for
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
a standard mobile network to manage, so the podcast had to be reformatted for easier download. There’s also the question of why people would want t
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
hear a podcast on the phone. What kind of content streams would be interesting to them, enough to go through the extra hassle of reformatting a pod
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
cast file?
Several companies have risen to the challenge. They are creating podcasts specifically for mobile phones. One of the steps they have tak
Several companies have risen to the challenge. They are creating podcasts specifically for mobile phones. One of the steps they have tak
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
en is to create shorter segments, usually on a very focused topic. Information is shortened into news snippets, or divided into chunks that people c
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
n listen to for a minute at a time.
Also, these companies reviewed the kind of information people would want to get from a mobile phone. The iPod h
Also, these companies reviewed the kind of information people would want to get from a mobile phone. The iPod h
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
as made it easy for people to download and play information—in fact, the convenience is one of the biggest selling factors. What would prompt them t
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
o use another medium, instead of just hearing it over their trusty pod?
Studies and surveys shows that there was a market for those who were very b
Studies and surveys shows that there was a market for those who were very b
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
usy and needed immediate information, something that would help them in a pressing decision. The iPod is still largely seen as a product to relax wi
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
h, and isn’t always carried around. It can be left in an office drawer, or zippered into a gym bag pocket. But people always bring their cell phones
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
with them. A mobile cast would then have to provide a kind of immediacy, a quick solution to a problem that can’t wait. This could be a restaurant
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
review (right before they decide where to have dinner), news headlines, or stock changes.
One of the big players in the mobilecasting industry is M
One of the big players in the mobilecasting industry is M
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
lodeo, which introduced the Mobilcast application. Once installed in a mobile phone, it enables listeners to browse podcast catalogs. Pod2Mob also o
.
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
ffers a service that lets people stream a podcast to a phone, using the WAP browser, and managing the files on the PC. Another company,
Juice Wirel
Juice Wirel
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
ess, is also in the process of perfecting a technology that will let users create audio or video files and then stream it through the mobile network
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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