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We strongly recommend that you plan extra lead time into your job for the purpose of obtaining printed proofs of any job output-without proofs we cannot gua

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

rantee your satisfaction. Plan at least two full weeks from the time of art submission to receipt of final graphics for the purpose of proofing. If you don'

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

Examples of combination products may in

plan time for and request a proof you have no guarantee as to the quality of the graphic meeting your expectations.

Proofs push back deadlines by the tota

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

amount of time required to print, ship, make changes, and reproof.

Layout Files

Please set up for Output in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe P

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

otoshop. General guide: If you have 10K - 800K - *.jpeg, *.gif, *.doc or other format files - These probably aren't going to suffice for a trade sho

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

Combination pro

graphic.

What to Include

In order to achieve the best results & quick turnaround: Please include a color or laser proof, (our

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

olor results may vary, we will strive to match as close as possible. Also be sure include on disk or CD:

Don't send fonts

Please outline

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

ll type in Illustrator Raster Images Files (i.e. Photoshop EPS) Vector Files (i.e. Freehand EPS or Illustrator EPS)

Resolution & Pixel Based Images

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

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Large bitmap images can consume your hard disk space & be difficult to transport. Save imaging time by rotating, cropping and scaling high-resolut

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

on images in a photo manipulation program before inserting into a layout. Image resolution at capture should be appropriate for final output size (i.e. outp

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

t a 30” by 40” image at 100 dpi or (a 50% 15" by 20” image at 200 dpi). The file should be about 48 MB. Different output devices attain and therefore requir

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

Following aspects would a

different resolution used at final size. Check with your sales representative with any question.

Vector Images

Where possible please use

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

vector based images for logos and other illustrated images in your layout. Vector images can be enlarged almost indefinitely while retaining sharp lines, cl

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

an edges and consistent color. We prefer Freehand or Illustrator EPS file formats built in CMYK.

Creating Bleed

All files to be output re

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

uire at least ? inch bleed around them. Banners and other extra long plots and specialty items may have increased bleed requirement. Please check with a rep

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

esentative for this information.

Rich Black

For jobs using dye based inks (indoor), prevent inconsistent blacks by using rich blacks cons

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

stently throughout the layout. Create a custom color for black as: Cyan 40% / Magenta 30% / Yellow 20% / Black (K) 100%

Proportions

Setup

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

your files at 100 dpi @ 100% of the final output size. If this is not possible, set up proportionally at 200 dpi @ 50% or 400 dpi @ 25%. Do not go any small

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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

r if possible. Make sure your file is proportional to the final output size. If the job needs to be reconfigured before output due to inconsistent proportio

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

s, the cost of your output may increase sharply.

Color

Large Format Printers are not Pantone® devices. Colors will be close but not exact

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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