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Main Subject - Several Strategies for Combating E-mail SPAM
Spam, or simply unsolicited (and mostly unwanted) email, has become both ubiquitous and also highly wasteful for individuals and organizations. Thousands of hours of productivity are lost each year due to spam, and many scarce dollars are going into systems that help to stop the flow of spam into companies.
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
According to IDG News Service, the amount of spam has increased by more than 40% this year alone. Nearly 500,000 spam messages are sent every single day, accounting for nearly 17% of all messages sent. Some organizations are even reporting that 25% or more of all email received is spam. About 1% of those me
; 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
ssages are also infected with a virus, thus making spam messages even more dangerous and costly.
While most larger organizations have formal efforts in place to help stop the flow of spam, there are a number of things that you can do individually to help stop this flow also. These strategies may also help yo
While most larger organizations have formal efforts in place to help stop the flow of spam, there are a number of things that you can do individually to help stop this flow also. These strategies may also help yo
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
u save time when reviewing and responding to email on a daily basis, and of course they will help your company’s bottom line.
1. Never open an email that you suspect is spam. The act of opening the email often sends a message back to the spammer that reports to them that the email is “live”. They may then s
1. Never open an email that you suspect is spam. The act of opening the email often sends a message back to the spammer that reports to them that the email is “live”. They may then s
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ell your email address to other spammers, thus potentially overloading your account with spam. Plus, when you open the probable spam, you potentially open your account to a virus. The best thing to do is to simply delete the message, or follow the steps in strategy #4 below.
2. Never use your work email add
2. Never use your work email add
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ress as a response address for any internet accounts or online purchases. If you do this, you are increasing the likelihood that an unscrupulous person or organization will get your “live” email address, and add it to their spam list. The best way to sign up for internet offers and purchases is to follow str
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
ategy #3 below:
3. Have a dedicated personal email account SOLELY for responding to internet offers and making internet purchases. There are several free email services out there, including Yahoo!, Google, and Hotmail. I recommend that you start one of those accounts for these kinds of activities, and ONLY
3. Have a dedicated personal email account SOLELY for responding to internet offers and making internet purchases. There are several free email services out there, including Yahoo!, Google, and Hotmail. I recommend that you start one of those accounts for these kinds of activities, and ONLY
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
use this account for these kinds of activities. If you also want a personal email account for family and friends, start yet another account. (yes, like telephone numbers, we are now in the world of multiple email accounts – a work account, a personal account, and a “spam protection” account.)
4. Take the tim
4. Take the tim
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
e to use any spam filters that you have access to. If your company allows you to report or forward spam, do just that. Even though it takes an extra moment, if your company has an active spam monitoring program and individuals do their part to report spam, over time, the amount of spam that will get through
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
the filter will drop dramatically. Look at this as an investment in a cleaner email box in the near future. Follow the same strategy with your personal email accounts. For instance, Yahoo! email has a very easy-to-use spam filter – anytime that you receive a message that is spam, you can simply mark it by c
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
licking the “spam” button, and the message will be removed from your email inbox and put in your trash folder. If you want to review these messages, you even have the option of setting up a “bulk” folder in Yahoo!, where these messages will automatically be forwarded, as well as any other messages that Yahoo!
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
suspects are spam.
5. As a last resort, if you simply cannot get control of the spam in your work email, contact your system administrator, and ask for a new email address. This is never a fun step to take, because it then requires you to send a note to all of your contacts to let them know you have a new a
5. As a last resort, if you simply cannot get control of the spam in your work email, contact your system administrator, and ask for a new email address. This is never a fun step to take, because it then requires you to send a note to all of your contacts to let them know you have a new a
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
ddress. You may also have to monitor both email accounts for 2-4 weeks to make sure you aren’t missing important messages, but if spam has made your email unwieldy, it is a step that should be considered. If it is your personal account that gets out of control, a similar (albeit painful) solution should be c
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
onsidered. If, when you start over and receive this new account, you follow strategies 1-4 above, you will hopefully never have to get ANOTHER replacement work or personal email account.
One very nice benefit of having multiple email accounts is that it helps you with knowing what is an urgent or important e
One very nice benefit of having multiple email accounts is that it helps you with knowing what is an urgent or important e
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
mail. If you know that you are being a good steward of your work email account, you can have more confidence that the messages in your inbox merit your attention. The same can be said for your personal email account. And your “spam-catcher” account may only merit occasional infrequent attention.
The whole
The whole
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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
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
reason for doing this is to help save time and make your actions more efficient and effective. You can continue to check your work email account 3-4 times a day, as we recommended in the previous issue, check your personal email account only once or twice a day (for instance, before work, during lunch, or aft
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
er work), and only check your “spam-catcher” account infrequently (when you have recently made an online order or requested internet information).
Another important reason to consider following the multiple account strategy is because it could actually help you professionally. In a recent American Management
Another important reason to consider following the multiple account strategy is because it could actually help you professionally. In a recent American Management
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
Association study, 80% of companies responded that they now actively monitor the electronic activities (including email and weblogs) of their employees. Another study by the Society of Human Resource Management found that 75% of large companies actively review individual emails. If you are getting lots of i
.
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
nappropriate email in your work account (either personal or spam), it could actually put your livelihood in jeopardy. By having these separate accounts, you resist the temptation of effectively “stealing time” from your employer for personal purposes. You can also notify friends and relatives that you will o
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
nly read their emails if they send it to your personal account, thus keeping you focused on the task at hand – building your employer’s business.
And, of course, won’t it be nice to stop reading about the great benefits of cheap Viagra, or those wonderful offers for $63 million dollars from a bank in Nigeria?
And, of course, won’t it be nice to stop reading about the great benefits of cheap Viagra, or those wonderful offers for $63 million dollars from a bank in Nigeria?
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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