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Tanya works abroad and supports a family of five in the Philippines. It takes her forever to fill up a balikbayan box be

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

fore she can get it ready to ship out to the Philippines. At $70 per box, she would often wonder how much more she can b

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

Examples of combination products may in

uy if she does not have to pay the courier fee. Such a waste! What makes it more frustrating is that, we can never be s

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

ure how long the box would take before it docks the Philippine shores. Custom clearing also adds another day or two befo

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

re your goods are finally released.

This scenario is a typical story of an Overseas Filipino Worker or a migrant here i

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

Combination pro

n the US who tries to send gifts to their loved ones in the Philippines. This used to be the fastest way to remember fri

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

ends and relatives back home. However, with the advent of information technology, e-commerce and the virtual market plac

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

e, gift giving is no longer as frustrating as it used to be. Many companies have made this a possibility. One of them be

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

ing, is Ipadalasapinas.com, launched in December of 2006, Ipadalasapinas is an e-commerce site that strives to serve the

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

Filipino community abroad by offering them an alternative way to send gifts to the Philippines without the hassles of o

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

verseas shipment. With locations in the US and the Philippines, Ipadalasapinas provides unmatched service and attention

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

Following aspects would a

to customers through continuous improvement of product offerings, secure and hassle-free online ordering system, pre-qua

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

lified supplier base and guaranteed delivery.

Unlike other Filipino e-commerce sites, Ipadalasapinas puts a high premiu

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

m on their relationships with local suppliers. They make sure that products being offered are only sourced out to pre-qu

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

alified suppliers who meet their strict qualification requirements. This will assure customers that they only get the be

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

st quality products at competitive prices. A team of product managers are also in the look out for new trends and craze

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

in Manila to make sure that their products are still up to date and appealing to the Filipino market.

"We are a Filipin

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

o owned business... it takes a Filipino to know what Pinoys love to buy as "pasalubong" (presents) for their relatives a

.

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

nd friends back home, said Eugene Ayuyao, President and CEO of Ipadalasapinas.com."

You may know of another Filipino wh

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

o shares Tanya’s story. Please pass this article along and help them send a smile to their loved ones in the Philippines

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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We all have items in our closets and stuffed in drawers that we no longer have a use for. Some of us use our free time to manufacture craft items that we give to our friends and families for gifts, and still others of us buy candles and other items in bulk to sell to family and co workers for a little extra cash

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