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Winn Dixie Supermarket Chain is in bankruptcy (yet recording another hug

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

e loss in their 2005 fiscal year) after a 51 million dollar loss in fisc

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

Examples of combination products may in

l year 2004. Now they report a 622 million dollar loss and some are fret

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

ing the worse may be inevitable as it looks as if emerging from bankrupt

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

y may not be possible.

They have closed stores and warehouses to cut co

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

Combination pro

ts, yet were hurt also from the Hurricanes, especially Katrina. In fact

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

ome stores in fiscal year 2005 showed a 4% same store decline. Yet some

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

f that is due to the advancement of Wal-Mart Super Center competition an

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

the other main regional chain Publix. Winn-Dixie is closing 326 stores

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

nd three distribution centers in all and may now be forced to close more

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

Hurricane Wilma comes in to play in their 2006 fiscal year, which is a

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

Following aspects would a

lready raising eyebrows with investors. Hurricane Katrina caused propert

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

damage and inventory loss in 110 of its stores in the effected area.

U

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

fortunately the only one winning in their current situation are the lawy

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

rs racking up huge bills of over 23-million dollars to help file the nec

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

ssary bankruptcy paperwork and go to court on the company’s behalf. That

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

is 23-million dollars some employees feel is too much as their pay as th

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

company attempts to work with the Union.

Some say no matter what excus

.

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

is used in the end, that Winn-Dixie is not long for this world as the e

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

croachment of the other competitors take on new territory. Think on 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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