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Recent surveys show that many physicians are frustrated with their careers. They complain that the doct

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

or-patient relationship has turned into a provider-customer relationship and that patients are more dem

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

Examples of combination products may in

nding than before. In general, the practice of medicine is more cumbersome because of:

Long

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

hours

Increasing paperwork

Decreasing compensation

Malpractice accusations and lawsuit

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

Stringent government regulations

In fact, there are several organizations and netw

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

Combination pro

rks advising frustrated physicians on how to restore their love for medicine or change careers. One of

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

these organizations, the Physicians Career Network, reported that only 20 percent of its customers reto

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

l their practices; 80 percent leave medicine.

I believe a physician looking for a career change (and w

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

o has a way with words) should consider becoming a medical writer. Here's why:

You can use y

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

our skills and knowledge of medicine in a new and exciting way

You would still be involved in medi

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

ine while having more time for your family

You will find plenty of opportunities available in the

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

Following aspects would a

arket

You have the potential to earn as much or more money than when you were a physician

You

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

won't have to work night shifts

You could become a published author

See what some me

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

ical writers have said when I asked them why they loved their careers:

"I love the variety of it. Work

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

ng with different researchers in different kinds of papers." SP

"Medical writing is the best job I've

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

ever had, as it draws on so many different parts of me." BH

"I love being a good medical writer. I hav

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

learned so much about so many different topics in science and medicine--really fascinating!" SB

Sever

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

l medical writers I’ve talked to, planned (or had) a career in medicine but then realized that was not

.

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

their true desire. However, they loved to write and went into medical writing.

If you want to explore

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

edical writing as a career option visit www.becomingamedicalwriter.com for tips, expert advice and more

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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