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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an excellent follow-up article about a propane explosion in Falk, WI in December of last year. The article is based on extensive interviews with employees and investigators. It provides a lot of detail that was not available during the initial news reporting. The blast killed 3 and in
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
jured 45 people.
While I do not remember this story from December, it was certainly a major event for personnel working at that plant, and of course the surrounding community. If this had not been a 'routine' industrial accident, but rather a terrorist attack I'm sure that the whole country would have been aware of th
While I do not remember this story from December, it was certainly a major event for personnel working at that plant, and of course the surrounding community. If this had not been a 'routine' industrial accident, but rather a terrorist attack I'm sure that the whole country would have been aware of 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
Examples of combination products may in
s incident.
The new federal regulations for protecting chemical facilities do not adequately address this type of situation. This facility would appear to be covered by the Top Screen requirement due to the amount of Propane on site (612,000 pounds). That means that the facility would have to enter data into the Top S
The new federal regulations for protecting chemical facilities do not adequately address this type of situation. This facility would appear to be covered by the Top Screen requirement due to the amount of Propane on site (612,000 pounds). That means that the facility would have to enter data into the Top S
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
reen Module of the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT), a web based tool that DHS has created to collect data on facilities that might end up being designated a High Risk Chemical Facility. But, unless there are a large number of people living nearby or there are some nasty toxic chemicals on site, it is doubtful
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
hat this manufacturing facility would make the list of High Risk facilities. The remainder of the requirements on these security rules would not apply if DHS does not designate this facility as a High Risk Facility. The narrow scope of this regulation is not the fault of DHS, it was mandated by Congress in the legislat
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
on authorizing DHS to prepare these rules.
So, could this plant be a terrorist target or not? Well, if you look at the history of terrorist attacks in the United States, probably not. Our history of terrorist attacks would suggest that terrorists only attack large, high-profile, high-casualty targets, like the Murrah
So, could this plant be a terrorist target or not? Well, if you look at the history of terrorist attacks in the United States, probably not. Our history of terrorist attacks would suggest that terrorists only attack large, high-profile, high-casualty targets, like the Murrah
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
uilding in Oklahoma City or the Twin Towers in New York City. Of course if you were to look at attacks in most of the rest of the world, it becomes less certain that this would not be a target.
This is one of the interesting things about the terror threat in the United States. To date it seems that terrorists believe
This is one of the interesting things about the terror threat in the United States. To date it seems that terrorists believe
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
that only large attacks will have any effect. I don't understand why this would be the case, but that is the appearance. The major thing that is wrong with that is that people in the United States have a relatively short attention span and the long time between attacks lets people get complacent. If terrorists were to
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ake a larger number of smaller, well publicized attacks, they might have more of an effect on the public perception.
Part of the problem may be the cost of setting up a terror network in this country. A terror network attacking Israel from the West Bank or Gaza is fairly cheap to maintain. Training people in the Middl
Part of the problem may be the cost of setting up a terror network in this country. A terror network attacking Israel from the West Bank or Gaza is fairly cheap to maintain. Training people in the Middl
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
East/Southwest Asia, moving them to the United States, setting up safe houses, moving weapons and equipment into place, scoping out the targets, conducting practice attacks, and of course feeding and housing the team, all would seem to bring up the cost of an attack. So may be the big attacks are what we should be mos
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
worried about. After all, only large attacks justify the risk and cost to the terrorist organization.
Of course, as news coming out of New York City this weekend shows, more and more of the terrorist attacks will be coming from home grown terrorists. As the FBI takes down more of these groups trying to conduct big at
Of course, as news coming out of New York City this weekend shows, more and more of the terrorist attacks will be coming from home grown terrorists. As the FBI takes down more of these groups trying to conduct big at
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
acks against New York airports or New Jersey Army Bases, someone is going to get the idea that smaller attacks might have a better chance of being accomplished by these home grown groups. After all, it is during the extensive prep work, particularly in getting someone to provide weapons and equipment that the FBI and o
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
her anti-terrorist investigators find these people. If the attacks were less ambitious, requiring less support, it would be harder for these groups to rise to the level where they can be noticed by the FBI.
We do have groups within the United States that have been successfully completing series of low-cost, low-risk a
We do have groups within the United States that have been successfully completing series of low-cost, low-risk a
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
tacks. These are our home-grown ecoterrorist and animal-rights terrorist organizations. They have not made the news beyond the local scene because they have been fairly careful not to kill people in their attacks. If these groups, or their splinter groups, were to decide to step up the ante to get the national attentio
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
n that their causes would need to succeed, they would probably go for attacks of this size. There they would choose their targets for visibility and connection with things that they hate.
If this had been a terrorist attack, and the group immediately claimed responsibility, like is normally the case in the rest of the
If this had been a terrorist attack, and the group immediately claimed responsibility, like is normally the case in the rest of the
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
world, we would all have noticed the attack. The various purveyors of the 24-hour news cycle would have had teams on site with round the clock pictures of the burning wreckage and interviews with the survivors and the families of the dead and wounded. The pundits would be on screen pointing out how many people are vuln
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
rable to the same type of attack. Three dead and 45 wounded would get nearly the same play as the 3,000+ dead from 9-11, at least in the short run.
If there were a number of this size of attacks against various venues across the country, there would certainly be panic. The American public would demand blood. Any count
If there were a number of this size of attacks against various venues across the country, there would certainly be panic. The American public would demand blood. Any count
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
y in the world that looked like it might support that kind of attack (Iran, Syria, etc) or group that might support that kind of attack (Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, etc) will be the targets of the wrath of the public. The fact that retaliatory attacks would incite more radicalization of Muslim countries and more copy cats fro
.
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
within this country would make no difference to the American public. The public would demand the fundamentalist eye-for-an-eye response.
While the Department of Homeland Security continues with their ambitious schedule of improving the security of High Risk Chemical Facilities, someone needs to start looking at what
While the Department of Homeland Security continues with their ambitious schedule of improving the security of High Risk Chemical Facilities, someone needs to start looking at what
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
ill be necessary to make attacks against lower value targets more difficult. Easy attacks are, in the long run, more likely to succeed, if for no other reason than the FBI and intelligence agencies are looking for the players going after the big targets. Sooner or later, the terrorists are going to start realizing this
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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