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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

ce. You may have already thought of some of these, but perhaps there are probably things which you haven't even considered.

In the last article, we discussed domain name r

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

Examples of combination products may in

gistration.

This week, we are going to start our search for a webmaster, aka "web designer." Unless you are an accomplished programmer, you are going to have to spend some

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

money at this point.

For example, is the server you are thinking about Linux/Apache or Windows based? Will it support dynamic pages, or only static, and if they do support

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

dynamic will they support both PHP as well as ASP? Or do they stick to one flavor of dynamic. If these terms mean nothing to you, you are going to need the services of a w

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

Combination pro

ebmaster, and now is the time to bring one on board, either as a contractor, or as an employee.

Web designers tend to specialize, so don't feel like you need to get someone

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

who is versed in every aspect of website design.

If you just want a basic HTML site then just about anyone with web design experience should be able to help, but please don

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

t call cousin Sam who just took an intro course and the community college. You want someone who knows something about business as well as websites, for you are building a b

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

siness website. If you are not going to take orders online, then a static site, primarily for image purposes, is a good way to start.

But if you need a dynamic database dr

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

iven site, you will need someone who understands PHP and MySQL. One who does ASP and Microsoft SQL may not be able to help, or perhaps they can.

There are many choices you

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

can make here, but if cost is a major factor, stick with PHP, MySQL and some form of Linux. You may not know what they are, but when I say that they are free to use, it may

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

Following aspects would a

give you good reason to think that way. And, believe it or not, there are A LOT of folks supporting these products for the good of the world, without pay. In my opinion,

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

MySQL rivals any database system in the world for almost any use, and it is totally free for you to use. This is one time, my friend, that you get a lot more than you pay f

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

or!

The Yellow Pages are a good place to look for a designer. The size of the ad may give you an idea of experience and cost. A shop with many programmers is going to be

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

ore expensive, but may save money in the long run. In any case, get several estimates.

A web designer should be able to build a mock ups, or rough demo, for you early on t

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

give you an idea of what the site may look like. They can put together some basic pages, add images and some generic text to give you a feel for the site. Do not expect t

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

see a final site before you fork over some cash.

There are generally two ways to pay for a project like this, either a flat fee or by the hour. If you know precisely what

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

you want, then go for a flat fee. If you do that, however, do not expect to make a lot of changes or additions that you expect to be done at no cost. You do not want to m

.

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

ke your webmaster unhappy.

For most of us, an hourly based time and materials contract is best. The designer can give you ball-park estimates and tell you what it will cos

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

per hour for anything else. And there will be changes, trust me.

Next time, we will talk about hosting your new site.

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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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