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If you have read any of my articles that were computer related, you would easily come to the realization that I’m a fan of Open Source. When I was trying to record a podcast and was talking about Open Source my wife chimed in that th

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

at meant "free". I didn't correct her in any way because I didn't knew how to and I was recording. Yes it's free but it does need our financial support. But that is another topic, what I want to focus on is why proprietary software w

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

Examples of combination products may in

ill eventually become subservient to Open Source software.

when I was pretty young, around my Jr. High days, I was way into computers in general, reinstall windows more times than I can count (in German), and even got a few differen

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

t versions of Linux to run, which is a feat because it was no where near as easy to install then as it is now. And I told all my friends that they should use Linux and I could point out all the perks and benefits of Linux. But to no

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

avail, they already had windows, and it did what they wanted, and most important (to anybody in Jr. High of course) they could play their games and those games could not be played by Linux. I lost, and worse yet Linux lost, it was on

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

Combination pro

ly for the Hardcore computer nerd...

Well it seems that it really hasn't changed all that much in the current day situation, but having podcast from all kinds of Linux communities such as "The Linux Action Show!" the host Chris and

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

Bryan give news about thousands of computers switching over to Linux, this podcast show gets a good amount of audio feedback and e-mail feedback. Signs like this give me hope for the overall desktop adoption of Linux and Open Source

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

software in general.

Now let me tell you of my own reason why I can't switch, and why I really want to switch to Open Source software. I will list my reasons/instances numerically:

(1) I want to install Ubuntu or Fedora Core Linux

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

my Compaq Laptop, I have all the software that I would need for web development and school that I would need (I suppose I would get the NVU suite) with just the basic install of either. But, alas, I can't get the on board wireless ca

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

rd to work. I've found a few things on the internet, but I just don't have time to recompile (plus that word still scares me) a wireless driver into the kernel and not screw something up.

(2) I have a 30 gig iPod video, my first one

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

had a battery problem after a couple of weeks and I was able to send it in to Apple, so of course I made sure the next one was registered with Apple so I could get any future problems fixed (and I have to give praise to Apple for ho

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

Following aspects would a

w quickly we were able to send the iPod to them and get one back in good working order.). But a friend of mine at worked showed me his iAudio, and hardware features aside, just considering the fire ware (software that was built on to

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

the device) he could delete songs from the device itself! A big deal to me because I work 10 hrs straight and the shuffle on my ipod seems to get the same thirty to forty songs, so I would like to delete the songs that I am absolute

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

ly sick of. He could also just put the music on in a drag and drop fashion, treat it as a mobile hard drive, and play OGG, FLAC, MP3, WAV...and best of all...THE FIRMWARE IS UPGRADABLE! The company site for that product says they lis

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

ten to what their users want and put it in the firmware. Back to my iPod, so I want to keep my ipod, but have better option software wise, so I want to either put iPodLinux or RockBox on my ipod, and that will give me more supported

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

audio file formats to play, and the ability to delete and better manage files. BUT I won't because if their is a problem I want to be able to send it right back to Apple and get it fixed without them telling me I altered the firmware

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

, thus voiding the warranty.

The real kicker of proprietary software is the laws. Companies watch each other like Hawks because they want to make the money off their "idea", why this may help them make money, it cripples software. L

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

ucky for us we can hack our own hardware and put what we want, with the functionality we want, thanks to all the bright programmers out there who make what they want and are actually passionate about it. And best of all they want to

.

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

share it and let others improve upon it! It seems to me that the laws suits match the petty arguments that my sibling and I had as kids, "You can't copy what I see cause I said it first! I was born before you, so you can't copy what

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

I do, that includes breathing!" If I or my younger siblings had to bow to such ridiculous arguments like every software company, there would be many dead children (note: my family isn't that bad, just little kids bugging each other).

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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