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I Can't Believe It! I am 49. I simply cannot believe I am that number. My goodness, first I find out I'm going to be a grandmother and then in the same year, I turn 49. EEK!

Okay, truth be told, I'm not really freaking

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

out-after all, my darling handsome spouse is going to be a grandfather and he's turning the big 5-0 right after the first of the year. He's being pretty cool about it as well. I think it's because his latest stint as Mr.

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

Examples of combination products may in

Mom/breadwinner (I broke my foot almost 3 months ago) has left him so exhausted he hasn't had time to really acknowledge that he's about to hit the half-century mark.

What is it about birthdays that make us sometimes wax

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

nostalgic? One of our bridesmaids, a wonderful lady that I danced through many a class and show with during our college years, and I (of course my hubby will be in attendance) are finally getting together for the first ti

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

me since our wedding. I mention this in context with the first sentence of this paragraph mainly due to the fact that at this moment I can only imagine how much we will be able to catch up on during maybe a two hour dinne

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

Combination pro

r! Let's face it, if I consider a yearly event such as a birthday a time to reminisce imagine what not seeing a chum from pre-married woman days can evoke? I'm sure our time as sassy college students at Cal State Fullerto

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

will be discussed. My husband didn't really know my bridesmaids very well, so I'm sure he'll listen to some of these stories with pricked up ears. Although I've talked about my years as a dancer, my husband has only actu

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

ally seen me on a stage once and that was 18 years ago. So he'll probably hear some things about me he never imagined. Or maybe he has....

Another friend, whom I've known since age 5 1/2, was explaining to me that she fe

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

els more secure and in tune with herself and is actually looking forward to turning 50 next May. Of course, she's also a newlywed (hey, 3 years is pretty new) and recently changed her profession which entailed her startin

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

her own business, so she has a lot to work on and anticipate.

I can relate to the more secure feeling. Since I have been seriously trying to rejuvenate my writing career (as I told my mother-in-law a 26 year break is mo

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

re than long enough) I also find myself not sweating the "small" stuff as much. I'm feeling much more like myself. I've sold several articles, had several turned down and had several responses that left me scratching my h

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

Following aspects would a

ead-but the main thing here is that I am writing again.

Years ago, the six pounds I put on a year ago, would have sent me into a tailspin. Now, (especially after 3 months in a cast/boot and no exercise) I figure I'm doin

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

all I am supposed to do to be healthy, so what's six pounds? I'm not happy about them, but I still feel as if I "clean up" rather nicely. The gray hair amidst the brunette ones are increasing, but instead of running for

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

the bottle of dye every couple of months-I've decided I have so earned them! Yes, I will probably still color my hair, but because I want to give myself an emotional boost, not a physical one (re-read from the archives "A

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

New Coat of Paint"). My laugh lines are there for the same reason, I've had a lot of wonderful events and some valleys to pull myself out of, and again, I've earned every single one of those beautiful creases. Along with

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

this sense of self has come with a new found amount of strength to say "No, I can't do this". Something in my younger years I wouldn't have had the nerve to do. I wanted to be "the good one". My experiences have taught me

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

well. Being "the good one" takes it toll. Doing the right thing is much more pleasing.

Becoming a different age is like starting a new novel. With a book you open it up, hopefully get hooked on the first page and contin

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

ue with enthusiasm until the very last word. With any luck you then realize it was so entertaining that whatever ills and problems that went on around you weren't enough to take away the excitement of the time spent readi

.

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

g. When you have finished with it, you get a brand new book and hope that it surpasses the last one in what you experienced. That it takes you to an entirely new level of realization that you did not think was possible. A

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

birthday should be just the same. It should be the start of a new plot line. With any luck, the characters will be the same, but what happens to them and who joins in to make it more interesting will be full of surprises

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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