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Deadlines are a part of business, particularly in the business of design. Clients often approach me in the 11th hour, expecting a miracle. Th

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

e truth is, while accomplished designers can create extraordinary artwork in a shorten amount of time, it's more advantageous for business ow

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

Examples of combination products may in

ners to afford the designer ample time to go through her/his creative process. Sure, I can pull some rabbits out of my hat and work some mino

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

r miracles, but you'll get some much more out of your investment if you allow ample time.

Good design, like Rome, was never and shouldn't be

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

created in a day.

The amount of time needed by a designer to work through the creative process depends on a number of factors; some ar

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

Combination pro

e more measurable than others. As a general rule, the more creative energy and thought that a project requires, the more time a designer nee

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

ds to create a lasting, imaginative, and effectual piece of artwork. What this means is that your periodic web site updates will require much

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

less creative "juice" than creating an entirely new business identity. Some projects are more routine than creative, the more routine they a

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

re, the faster they can be done (most of the time). Ideally, I'd like to have at least 2 days on a project.

Secondly , the scope

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

and size of the project also has a direct bearing on the time needed to complete a project. Projects with smaller project scopes naturally a

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

apt better to a compressed time frame - they are smaller. So if you have a project that is small in scope or if it requires more doing than

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

Following aspects would a

thinking, you might be in luck. Projects that are both lengthy and creative in nature should be given ample time to conceptualize and design.

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

Short + routine = speed.

Lengthy + lots of creativity = time.

In a perfect world, business owners and designers

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

would have all the time they need to collaborate and complete a project. But the real world often doesn't work out that way, and experienced

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

designers know it. Tight deadlines are a part of everyday business but designers often charge rush fees, which can range from 1.5 to 3X her/h

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

is normal rate, so you'll want to avoid them whenever possible.

Here are a couple of things you can do to save yourself money and maximize y

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

our design investment:

Contact the designer early on in the planning phase of the project, find

out what his/her workload is like

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

Ask how much time he/she will need to complete the project

When you are ready to move forward try to give the designer 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

s much time

as you can to complete the project

Ensure your notes, ideas, content, graphics, etc are clear and organized

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Make yourself available to the designer for questions and feedback, you'll want to keep them ontrack and moving forward with your project

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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