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As an engineer, my job has never been to built it and sell it. If the product isn't any good, you build no brand loyalty and don't boost brand identity.

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

But the job is not mine alone. From engineer to manager to production technician to the guy that sweeps the floor, quality begins with the figurative lo

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

Examples of combination products may in

man on the totem pole. To me it's very much like the butterfly effect or ripples on a pond. One thing ties to the next, ties to the next. It's all ver

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

synergistic. And that's no exaggeration. Now I'm not saying every facility should be as clean as a hospital, but if you start here it begins to build a

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

"culture" within the facility. If the facility is allowed to lose its luster, the workers will soon lose the sense of pride they took in their environmen

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

Combination pro

. When this happens, they don't put as much value in the work they do. This leads to timeline issues and production problems and pretty soon, the entire

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

facility is engulfed. The worst part is, now the virus spreads to the customers and another environment is impacted by poor quality. This may seem extre

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

e, but this is as real as anything you could imagine.

Now, if you have the opportunity to run a facility, my suggestion would be to start from the bottom

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

and create an environment for change. Unfortunately it usually has to happen one of two ways: 1. If you're brilliantly motivating, you can inspire chan

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

e by your impact on people and the example you set, or 2. for the remaining 90% of us, it takes hard work and a really good team. You'll have to hire th

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

right people in management to drive this new culture. To many people this idea will be a welcomed change and they will be ready to support your philosop

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

Following aspects would a

hy. However, others won't be as easily converted. Unfortunately, that is the mindset that has become American manufacturing. It takes relentless leader

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

hip and strong will to get these individuals to join the team. But, they have to join the team or find another team to play for. It will be hardest to i

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

plement change in the floor technicians.

Above that, it's pretty easy to get people like engineers to understand the value in a quality culture, but they

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

also have to be salesmen and women and promote the new culture. The production supervision will play a very similar role. It's their job on a daily basi

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

to sell this system to their wards if you will. And to enforce the rules that keep the system viable. The trickier part is picking the right people for

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

these positions. A pointer would be that these people have to be enthusiastic and believe in what you're trying to do. If you interview someone that see

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

s like a status quo individual, pass them by. You know who you need.

Ultimately, managing for quality means you can't do it alone. The analogy I like t

.

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

use most is like a coach team. You know, the horses that pulled a wagon, like a bank wagon in the old west. No matter who's driving the team, if they a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

en't all hitched to the center rail, they'll absolutely pull the wagon apart. Of course, that's where you come in or you wouldn't be reading this article

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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