This is a bare-bones RSS template. Well it is a bit more than "bare-bones" however, it only contains the information at the minimum you should have in your RSS file. My next two articles will have the "medium level" and "full level" (good if you intend to Podcast).

You can easily copy and paste this into a template. If you are not a techie and dealing with XML for the first time, use a decent text onl

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

y editor, unless you can use FrontPage or DreamWeaver or a dedicated XML editor. Be careful of any extra charcters that you may sneak in with your typing, and remember not to touch the opening or closing brackets. If you do not know what you are doing do NOT touch the first three lines. The line beginning with the "channel" element is where you should begin to substitute the information on your feed.

Below we

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

Examples of combination products may in

have two items in this channel. You can of course add as many items as your heart desires. Just keep on adding the entire section of beginning and ending with <item></item> and filling in the information.

First a template with information and then a template without. (The editing software forces an empty line between each command however in your Feed you should not have any empty lines. Just

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

delete the lines with no information if you copy & paste)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type='text/css' ?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

<channel>

<title>Randy Pandy's Perfumery</title>

<description>RSS Feed fo</div><div class="t2">here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe</div><div class="t1">r The Great Perfume Products Sold At Randy's Pandy's Perfumery</description>

<copyright>"Copyright 2006 Randy Pandy's Perfumery - All Rights Reserved"</copyright>

<link>http://www.randypandy.com</link>

<language>en-us</langua</div><div class="t2">d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.<br/><br/>Combination pro</div><div class="t1">e>

<pubdate>Mon, 5 Dec 2005 23:00:00 GMT</pubdate>

<image>

<title>Randy Pandy's Perfumery</title>

<width>142</width><height>99</h</div><div class="t2">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</div><div class="t1">eight>

<link>http://www.randpandy.com</link>

<url>http://www.randpandy.com/images/randylogo.jpg</url>

</image>

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

TE><Item>

<title>Heaven Scent Perfume At 50% Discount</title>

<link>http://www.randypandy.com/perfumes/heavenscent.html</link>

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</div><div class="t2">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</div><div class="t1"><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

</Item>

<Item>

<title>Angel Face Cream</title>

<link>http://www.ran</div><div class="t2">ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi</div><div class="t1">ypandy.com/cosmetics/angel.html</link>

<description>A new face cream which will get rid of all your wrinkles in 7 days or your money back! Buy the lover in your life the best present she ever had!</description>

<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 200</div><div class="t2">ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.<br/><br/>Following aspects would a</div><div class="t1">5 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

</Item>

</Channel>

</rss>

Now Just the Bare Bones Template.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type='text/css' ?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

E><channel>

<title></title>

<description></description>

<copyright></copyright>

<link></link>

<language></langua</div><div class="t2">cts are meaningful and rational?<br> Which therapeutic categories to select?<br> Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?<br> Do combin</div><div class="t1">ge>

<pubdate></pubdate>

<image>

<title></title>

<width></width><height></height>

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

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<link></link>

<url></url>

</image>

<Item>

<title></title>

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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

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<link></link>

<description></description>

<pubDate></pubDate>

</Item>

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

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<Item>

<title></title>

<link></link>

<description></description>

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

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<pubDate></pubDate>

</Item>

</Channel>

</rss>

This will work and without too much trouble if you want to create a simple RSS feed this is what you need.

This Article was Part Ten of the RSS Mania - Understanding RSS series. All parts of

.

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

this series are available at Ezine Articles (www.ezinearticles.com)

1. RSS Mania Addiction - An Introduction to RSS and the Terminology



2. Outline of How to Create an RSS Feed



3. The Template File



4. The Basic Elements of the Channel Element



5. How The RSS Feed Works & Some Programming Constructs



6. RSS Channel Sub-Elements Specifically Image & How To Use It

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Understanding RSS - The Elements Within the "Item" Element

Understanding RSS - Podcasting, VideoCasting & The Magic of the Enclosure Sub-Element

Understanding RSS - Rounding Out The Multi-Media - The CDATA Command

Copyright © 2005 Ted W. Gross. All rights reserved. (You may publish this article in its entirety with the following author's information with live links only.

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products