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A common statement from vendors of PC side email client software states;

"the only spam fighter we've seen that stops 100 percent of junk e-mail...."

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

Let's look at the claim and see what the truth is;

The claim suggests this software does it's task automatically and reliably, but such a claim can

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

Examples of combination products may in

be misleading.

100% means all of it, so this is a bold statement for sure.

Junk e-mail we take to mean spam, email we did not request, but this cou

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

ld include some from sales enquires or new but important email which has some characteristics of spam.

Typical software of this type handles all the

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

received email and sorts it into 2 folders

inbox

junk (spam) email

BUT some systems may also permanently delete email on receipt or place some emai

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

Combination pro

l in the DELETED EMAIL folder, some of which may be genuine and important email.

The user then spots some email in the inbox which is actually spam s

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

o as such has to make 3 decisions of every item of email in that INBOX;

OK read and act on it

Spam - classify for such future email to be classified

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

Junk, this is done in one of 3 ways (or a combination of 1, 2 or all) from a certain email address (which may be unique to this spam mass email)

with

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

a certain subject

addressed to a certain person (who may be you, someone in your address box, or a totally fictitious name.) Useless, or not interes

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

ted email but not seen as spam (this email will continue to arrive in the future)

Delete it as it's not strictly spam, but email that does not intere

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

st you at this time, or you lack time to read it. Mail from the same sender will continue to be received until classified as spam or you sign off from

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

Following aspects would a

say a mailing list which is sending it.

The user needs also at regular intervals to read the JUNK EMAIL box and look for genuine emails and make a d

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ecision;

Classify as Non Junk and so add the FROM email address to the safe senders list (sometimes known as a white list) Read and act on it but N

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

OT re-classify it, a repeated mailing will be treated as Junk Email SO, where does the 100% claim come from?

The system has received 100% of the em

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

il which is both spam, good mail, a few in betweens.

It has sorted it into two piles BUT still requires the user to spend time checking over its' wor

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 as it has not, and never likely to be 100% effective in classifying good mail as good or junk mail as spam, or useless.

Conclusion

Fighting spam e

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

mail is a constant, never ending battle, no one software product or service works 100% despite the claims. Spam cannot be stopped, only controlled, an

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

d to do this you need to be constantly alert to the problem, our key tips for better spam control include;

# adopt and maintain good anti-spam techni

.

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

ques and practices

# read the various guides available on spam issues

# have modern, up-to-date Anti Virus and Adware software on your PC or Laptop

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

# be cautious in who you give your email to

# be cautious about downloads, free trials and the like

# use TRUSTED sources and web sites

And finall

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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