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With the frenzy over doing everything via the variations on internet access, it would appear that some people have lost track of what is appropriate, and what is not appropriate for internet distribution. Though it is p

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

ossible to use many different kinds of tools via an internet connection, there are certain things that should remain off line and protected from the scrutiny of the world wide web, and the problems associated when access

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

Examples of combination products may in

to this information stream is unavailable. As business moves to create the next surge of web based applications and access, leaders should be reminded of several serious drawbacks associated with certain types of infor

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

mation exchange and storage being promoted as desirable to the under informed.

The internet is a source of extremely open and fast communications, making it wonderful for many types of business applications to transfer

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

information. Yet, it is because of this open access that certain types of information should be protected from being injected into this stream. Here is a list of items to consider that may not be best to use the intern

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

Combination pro

et to accomplish.

1. Vital business information - When businesses transfer their vital business information to be controlled and managed by remote servers of internet service providers, there are risks of losing access

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

to the information during periods of server down time, or changes to provider services. An enterprise may run serious risks of not being able to conduct vital operations if they cannot access and maintain online data.

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

Other risks that have recently been in the news involves large banks of customer information being hijacked by hackers who access internet systems that were thought to be secure. Though the transmission of vital busines

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

s information has become commonplace on the web, cutting a business off from control over that information by shunting it to an internet deployment offers far greater risks of crippling contingencies not found by using i

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

nternal data storage systems not connected with internet access.

2. Virtual hard disk storage - There are companies offering customers the opportunity to use an internet based information storage system that stores all

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

the data that can be found on a PC hard drive. By using an internet server as a “hard drive” all the information that would otherwise be managed on a physical disk can be scrutinized, manipulated, and disconnected from

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

Following aspects would a

the control of system users. No matter how good it sounds to use the internet for personal data storage, the risks of exposure, loss, and unauthorized access to sensitive personal information rise astronomically when n

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

o longer self contained on a secure machine.

3. Personal information “programs” - Many people do not think twice about using an internet based calendar or planning tool to record, access, communicate, and store their p

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

ersonal organization and contact information. When people use internet based tools like these instead of desktop applications, the risks of having unscrupulous access to the information, and misuse of the data in a wide

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

variety of ways can become a serious breach of privacy for the sake of “convenience.” It is far more secure to use desktop software applications for storing sensitive personal information.

As a general rule, any inform

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

ation that a person or business does not feel comfortable with offering for open access should not be stored permanently on an intranet or internet based server system. Using email document transfer, or instant messagin

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

g to transfer information between businesses and individuals carries enough risks in themselves to warrant due caution. The insidious proliferation of freely available internet based applications to replace the purchase

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

of secure desktop programs is the incentive for people to avoid purchasing software that should be kept on a PC instead of handed over to the web.

Before diving into the internet revolution with both feet, make sure th

.

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

e use of these convenient applications is not the equivalent of cutting your feet off at the ankles. One should consider more than mere convenience in deciding to lose personal control over vital information. It is no

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

t enough to select what information goes into these applications. An informed user should also take the time to consider the consequences of losing control over the software package that stores the information of choice

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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