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It behooves you to know and remember the names of reporters. Reporters know everybody. They talk to and interview people constantly. Becau

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

se of their job, they usually size people up in a matter of minutes, sometimes without even meeting them face-to-face. If first impressions

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

Examples of combination products may in

ever count, this is one first impression you don’t want to mess up. Be sincere, polite and try not to use slang.

A good reporter uses perfe

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

ct grammatically structured sentences and flawless spelling when writing articles. Usually these skills transfer to many other facets of the

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

r persona therefore you should not be intimidated by an articulate and well-spoken reporter. It makes sense that they of all people might po

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

Combination pro

ssess a perfect command of the English language. It goes with the territory. They are used to the fact that most people cannot keep up with

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

their vocabulary. So don’t try to impress them with your speech. Any attempt to fake them out with words is sure to fail. Be yourself. I

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

doesn’t mean they are smarter than you. On the contrary, if they were smarter they would be a freelance writer instead of a periodic journa

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

list or perhaps own their own business like you. It pays better and you don’t have someone else editing your stories or asking you to rewrit

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

e something to change the slant or angle.

Most journalists are like artist. They are creative. Creative people don’t like to be put into s

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

ructures, systems and absolutes. But periodic newspaper writers are forced into this through deadlines and space requirements. Many reporte

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

Following aspects would a

rs like the type of work they do, writing, but they absolutely hate the structure. It’s stressful, hard work and not that much fun. A few r

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

eporters love the challenge of deadlines. These are the ones to watch out for. With these reporters, you should have your answers to questi

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

ons pre-thought out. They will surely take most of what you say out of context. They are in a hurry. They are only concerned with finishin

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

the story on time and then writing another. They will interview a few people instead of many to get to the bottom of the issue. They will

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

use your name and insert a quote from you where it fits and when they need it. And then conveniently change, modify and delete parts of what

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

you said or what they wanted to hear to fit nicely into a complete story. If, for some reason, they disagree with what you said or they jus

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

don’t like you, it’s all over. So this brings us back to our original thought. Be friendly to reporters. Be honest, truthful and sincere.

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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

Help them keep it short and sweet and help them save their valuable time.

When you see these reporters around town or at community events,

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

be sure to acknowledge their presence. Even if you don’t have time to talk, a simple nod or good evening ‘Joe’ and a firm handshake will do

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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