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One of the keys to really successful people is they see “failure” as a learning experience. I have asked several we

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

althy and successful people what is key to their attitude and many respond, “Make more mistakes faster”. That is th

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

Examples of combination products may in

e quickest way to learn which way you need to go.

I have experienced this several times in a high-end custom truck

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

manufacturing company I own. We have found it quicker, easier and in the long run cheaper to just buy whatever par

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

s we think may work and just try them out.

In the beginning we would ask “experts” about what to do and their typi

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

Combination pro

cal answer was it could not be done. We would search out other experts and again their answers where often not help

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

ful. Eventually we just started doing it. In many cases the “experts” were correct. That one approach didn’t work b

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

ut by doing it we were able to find methods that did work. The end result was creating a truck that is years ahead

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

f our competition.

I often think of Henry Ford and his quest to get a V8 built and eventually he did get it but on

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

ly after every expert he talked to said it was impossible. They just kept experimenting until it worked.

The real

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

key is to know when to follow your own instincts and just do it. There are times when you are inventing the wheel a

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

Following aspects would a

nd times when you are RE-inventing the wheel. Is it wise to seek “expert” advice? Absolutely but don’t let it stop

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ou from getting the job done.

For the times when you are creating or changing something it is best to make mistake

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

s faster. You have to get your mind around the idea that this is what is going to happen. Many of us just can not d

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

eal with constant failure. Well it is only failure when you quit. If you keep going it is a learning experience.

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

homas Edison invented the light bulb, it is documented he tried about 10,000 different experiments to make the bulb

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

work. Asked how he could handle failing all those times he replied, “I never failed once, I learned 9,999 ways how

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

not to make it.” What an interesting perspective.

You too can learn how things are not done because, I promise you

.

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

, if you try anything new you are going to fail at it a few times until you get the hang of it. You can learn from

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

it and grow or let it get the best of you, you decide. Maybe inside of you is the next great invention, go find out

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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