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Writing ideas come to me at odd times. It is as if my imagination is saying, "Stop what you are doing and pay attention to me." My mind
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
is on constant alert for ideas. When an idea comes to mind I write it down immediately and add it to a list. Then I check out the ide
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
by answering these questions.
1. Is this a common idea? Ideas often surface in different places at the same time. I do not want to w
1. Is this a common idea? Ideas often surface in different places at the same time. I do not want to w
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
aste effort an idea that has been extensively covered already. However, I will try to find a different slant - another way of writing 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
out the same subject. Sometimes I am successful and sometimes I am not.
2. Who am I writing for? I am a health and wellness writer a
2. Who am I writing for? I am a health and wellness writer a
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
d, from a logic standpoint, my work should apply to everyone. It does not. I must narrow my audience to sell books. My target audienc
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
es include Alzheimer's families and caregivers, hospice families and staff, elder care associations and Web sites, parents of teens, gra
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 school kids, and health educators.
3. Is my idea too broad, too narrow, or just right? Several years ago I write a communication gu
3. Is my idea too broad, too narrow, or just right? Several years ago I write a communication gu
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ide for Alzheimer's caregivers. I was surprised when a reader thanked me for staying on topic. "You didn't stray once," she said. Aut
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
ors risk losing readers when they write on a topic that is too narrow or too broad.
4. Can I summarize my idea in a sentence? This is
4. Can I summarize my idea in a sentence? This is
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
a crucial step. If I am unable to do this my idea could collapse like a balloon. While I am summarizing my idea I also consider the sl
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ant of my article or book.
5. What are the sub-points of the idea? Research helps me answer this question. I check the Internet firs
5. What are the sub-points of the idea? Research helps me answer this question. I check the Internet firs
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
(this can take hours), print out articles, read them, and categorize them. I read medical sources, such as JAMA, the Journal of the Am
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
erican Medical Association and interview experts. No research is wasted and I file related articles for future use.
6. What is the es
6. What is the es
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
imated word count? Since people barely have time to read I limit my books to nine chapters, 10 at the most. If I do not have enough in
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
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
ormation for a book I will write an article on the topic. Some articles are extensions of books, such as the one I wrote about anticipa
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
tory grief and holidays. I try to limit my articles to 500 words.
7. How long will writing take? Some articles almost write themselv
7. How long will writing take? Some articles almost write themselv
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
s. Writing a health article can take me one or two days. I usually finish a book in 8-10 months, though I worked on my anticipatory gr
.
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
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
ief book for a dozen years.
Answering these questions helps me to find new writing projects and I hope they do the same for you. Chas
Answering these questions helps me to find new writing projects and I hope they do the same for you. Chas
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
ng down ideas is worth the effort. As you run after them you will discover new projects and yourself.
Copyright 2006 by Harriet Hodgso
Copyright 2006 by Harriet Hodgso
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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