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The Internet has been very popular place to meet new friends. Recently there was an article on the Australian

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

version of the Reader's Digest about meeting the someone special in cyberspace. Members of one particular w

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

Examples of combination products may in

ebsite mentioned were able to present themselves to one another as 3D avatars in a virtual world. That was a

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

reat advancement in technology. One may wonder what the further may hold for Social Networking. Based on my

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

experience with a few Social Networking sites, and the technology I have experienced, here is what I think may

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

Combination pro

happen:

1. It will be more common for members to appear on live videos on social networking sites. All you

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

have to do is to click on a nickname of a member to view his or her introduction video. It is also possible

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

that such videos are in 3D, and you do not have to put on anything special to view them.

2. A member will be

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

able be at the same place together virtually with another member without having to leave their PCs. For exa

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

ple, a female member from England can spend time together with his American boyfriend in Japan without leaving

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

their homes.

3. Members can see each other as real people virtually instead of as avatars. The 3D images o

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

Following aspects would a

f members will be transported live to a virtual place instantly where they can met with one another. Technol

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

gy will also allows each member to touch one another even though in reality they are no where near at all.

4.

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

Members can play a sport together in a virtual field without really having to move away from their PCs.

5.

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

Members can attend a recital performed by a member in a virtual 3D concert hall while still at the front of t

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

eir PCs.

No one knows what the future may hold especially for Social Networking, but if what I mentioned abov

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

e can really become true? In my opinion, it will have a great impact on society. People may have concern on

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

their safety even though they do not really touch another other in a virtual world. However, the touching wil

.

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

be so realistic that it will be difficult for them to differentiate. Therefore, if such technology is adapte

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

d, Social Networking sites will have to thoroughly screen new applicants before allowing anyone to be a member

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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