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The issue concerning whether the Internet plays a pivotal role in globalization is a highly contentious and debatable topic. Globalization, often defined as “the integration of economic capital markets and culture throughout the world” is seen as a concept that has both negative as well

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

as positive benefits. The rate of growth in the globalization of nations and geographical regions is seen to be heavily assisted by the speed of information knowledge that the Internet provides.

However, although in theory, the sharing of knowledge is supposedly to be beneficial towar

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

Examples of combination products may in

s the development of humanity, the Internet also provides a pathway to homogenizing culture and creating an unequal playing field for developing nations. This argument can be clearly seen in case studies of Asian nations, especially in Thailand. Hence, the use of Internet and the growth

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

of businesses on the Internet have increased, the question raised is that although technology has advanced communication and knowledge, has this benefit affected people living in developing countries, or has the gap between the rich and the poor widened?

The Internet is a unique form

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

f media. It has the power to reach many but this is affected by factors such as financial status, technological skill, knowledge, and the desire for the medium. The Internet is not necessarily appropriate or possible for everyone to have, and in a country like Thailand, it can be clearl

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

Combination pro

seen that the less fortunate have been marginalized, especially the uneducated and those from rural areas. For example, seventy percent of Thailand’s Internet users are concentrated in The Bangkok Metropolitan Area (Hongladaron, 2003) and only four to five percent of Rural Thailand has

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

access to the Internet.

In a few of his articles the scholar Hongladaron has also discussed the marginalization of rural Thai citizens. Hongladaron states the benefits of the Internet, but then confirms from his research that because these benefits are only accessible by the wealthy,

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

ence, due to the poor being marginalized, the Internet can be considered to be a discriminatory form of medium. However, Hongladaron also argues that the Internet does not homogenize cultures. He states that “the relation between computer-mediated communication technologies and local cu

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

ltures is characterized neither by a homogenizing effect, not by an erecting of barriers separating one culture from another.” (Hongladaron, 1998).

Hongladaron came to a conclusion about the Internet homogenizing culture, but only to a limited extent. With limited information being ava

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

lable on the ways that Thai people interact on the Internet, or view the Internet as a medium, it’s hard to conclude whether the overall effect of the Internet is homogenizing. However, it can be clearly stated that the Internet does marginalize those who are unable to use this medium.

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

As usage of the Internet becomes more popular, the debate of homogenizing culture is fiercely debated. Some academics argue that because the Internet benefits the rich and the educated, those who are able to use the Internet usually have a level of mental capability, thus, the homogeniz

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

Following aspects would a

ing of culture is only applicable to a limited extent. For example, the Bengali tribes in Bangladesh practice sustainable living and do not value the knowledge that is presented on the Internet. They view the Internet as a very negative form of communication, as personal contact is not

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ade. Members of the Bengali tribe live by the Hindu religion and everyone in the tribe has a certain role.

Thus, the tribe as a whole is self-sufficient and members do not feel the need to adopt the values and the ‘teachings’ of the Internet. Furthermore, indigenous Tibetans are anothe

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

r example where the knowledge of the Internet does not reach the people. Due to their belief of the Buddhist teaching of the Livelihood, they believe in living in harmony with their surrounding land. Members of these indigenous communities do not believe in the Internet as they would ar

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

ue that the computer is a want and not a need. Hence, in considering the issue of whether the Internet is a tool for the homogenization of culture, although some would say ‘yes’ due to developing Asian nations becoming westernized due to propaganda on the Internet, others would argue th

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

t only Asian communities that have already been westernized use the Internet. These academics would argue that some Asian communities, especially those in indigenous tribal communities, would not use the Internet because of their cultural paradigm, hence the Internet community is alread

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

y focused on just one group of culture with one group of people sharing a common belief: ‘that the Internet is a useful tool’.

Finally, it is not disputed that the Internet is a place of ‘information sharing’ and this sharing of knowledge could lead to certain ideologies being more pr

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

minent and change the thoughts and practices of other cultures. However, many would argue that although this is inevitable on the Internet, the Internet cannot control the lifestyle of a person’s life and beliefs, thus the Internet can only present another person’s discourse, but cannot

.

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

force a person’s ideology to change.

Bibliography and References Used:

Cooper Wesley 2004. ‘Information Technology and Internet Culture’, http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/V6/iculture.html

“Cultural Politics of the Digital Divide in Thailand”, Hongladaron, 2003

“Global Culture

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Local Cultures and the Internet: The Thai example”, Hongladaron, 1998

Heal Melinda 2005, ‘The Internet and Thailand’, Australian National University,

Honglardom, Busakorn Suriyasarn et al

“Internet Users in Thailand” National Electronics and Computer Technology Center” (NECTEC), 200

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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