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I remember a time when I thought if I was caught Instant Messaging someone while I was at work I would have a "mark" against me. Maybe that

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

brings a bigger question of whether or not that IM was work related or a personal message, but nowadays that IM can not only save you time

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

Examples of combination products may in

t can also save you from unnecessary emails.

How many emails in your inbox are just little "ditties"? Unnecessary comments, opin

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

ons not needing a response, or quick questions that need an even quicker answer. Not to mention the times you have screened your phone call

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

so you don't get stuck chatting with "Tracie" in accounting over a question that can be answered in less than 3 seconds.

If used

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

Combination pro

properly, Instant Messaging can save the IT department from upgrading server space and your inbox from having over 754 emails at one time.

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

alk about a stress reducer!

The critical points in Instant Messaging are two fold. 1) does your company allow it and 2) are you p

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

rofessional enough to use it wisely? The biggest reason businesses frown against the use of Instant Messaging is due to employees abusing t

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

e privilege; chit chatting with friends and even sexual harassment. However, if your company falls into the "against company policy" catego

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

y, try bringing it up with your supervisor as a trial within the department. If used appropriately, it can save your company time AND money

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

If your company does not have a policy against Instant Messaging, how do you go about using it "wisely"? Simply put, can you ge

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

Following aspects would a

the core "team" of who you converse with a daily basis onto the IM band wagon?

Example: You are a Project Manager and you are wo

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

king with 8 members scattered throughout different departments. You have a quick question to ask Marcia, you can either a) call her b) emai

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

her c) IM her. The wave of the future tells us that placing a call could result in unnecessary chit chat and undocumented conversation; em

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

ailing would result in yet another email, but documented; an IM would give you quick results, documentation and what you really need.
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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

r> Plus, you can have IM meetings with the core group in a chat room. You don't have to leave your desk, you don't have to call a meeting

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

nd you can get the same feedback only "documented". Most IM programs allow you to save the messages so you can refer back to them at a late

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

date. No need for an official "Note taker" it's all in the IM's.

Before launching into the efficient world of Instant Messages,

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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

try researching "Office Etiquette for Instant Messaging". It will definitely shed some light on the do's and don'ts of Instant Messaging.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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Happy Organizing,

Suzanne Babb
http://www.OEWorkshops.com

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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Ah, the land of ROI-ification. A land where e-mails are opened and links are clicked and phones ring by the minute. Is this utopia? Or arms-length reality? Once you apply these proven strategies, you just might find out.

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