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Planning for the Environment – Changing the Way We do Business

At any given moment there are thousands of business meetings and special events going on with millions of guests traveling to and from different locations throughout the world. The event and hospitality

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

industry is perfectly situated to have an extraordinary environmental and ecological impact by planning events with better awareness and by greening up their decision making process. Green planning is a responsible way of doing business that includes energy conservation, minimizing consumptio

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

Examples of combination products may in

of natural resources, reducing waste, reusing resources, recycling, and using earth-friendly products.

Green meetings and events are not main stream today but will be mandate before we know it. Times are evolving rapidly in that direction and event planners, venues, suppliers and participan

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

s are responding. They are beginning to follow ecological practices and implementing environmentally friendly processes and programs into the way they design their events. The more an event planner requests and ultimately hires green services, the more suppliers and vendors will begin to inco

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

porate green practices as well. They will have to keep up with the times and the requests of their clients.

These suggestions listed below are for you if you gather people for any reason what-so-ever! It doesn’t matter what type of event you plan. Whether you are coordinating a special event

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

Combination pro

planning a corporate event, are part of the team planning conventions, involved in conference planning or business meetings and seminars. Maybe your are in charge of planning a company party, a sporting event, grand openings, a reception, a charity event or a fundraiser, or have volunteered

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

o do your daughters wedding or son's school play or bake sale. You might be planning festivals, rock concerts, reunions, retreats, or book signing events. Or perhaps you are just having the family and friends over for a holiday get-together. The list is endless - thousand of events are being

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

lanned as you read this! ALL of them could use environmental practices.

Listed below are a few simple choices you can make today as you plan your special event or corporate meeting that will make an immediate difference with little effort. Do just one or do them all. The more you integrate

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

nto your planning practices the easier they become.

10 Easy Steps to Put into Practice Today

Here are ten simple steps that you can take right now to lessen the impact of any event:

Create Standards. Establish environmental standards in writing and

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

get buy-in from your clients, the organization's management and/or your clientele. Share your standards with suppliers, vendors, speakers, and participants.

Use Technology. Use new media and electronic technology to cut down your paper needs. Create an informational

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

eb site, offer electronic registration and confirmation, and advertise using the web and use various forms of email. Create podcasts, webcasting, and video streaming to alleviate travel for and accommodate those who cannot travel.

Choose a Local Destination. Picking a

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

Following aspects would a

local or close venue will reduce distances traveled by speakers and participants. Choose the host city that is the closest to participants’ locale. Choose a venue and hotel that are near the airport and within walking distance of each other or close to public transportation.

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

educe, Reuse and Recycle. Ask your hotel or event venue to provide visible, accessible reduction, reuse, and recycling services for paper, metal, plastic, and glass. Also if food is involved in your event, ask them about their composting regime or give away programs.

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

olume Up. Have the food and beverage provider serve sugar, salt, pepper, cream, and other condiments in bulk dispensers. Use volume serving verses individual packaging. If you are using hotel rooms, find a venue that does not use individual shampoo and lotion bottles rather large d

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

spensers. Also one that that offers a linen reuse program.

Use Less. Be aware of what you use and how you use it whether it is food or product. When you order food or drinks for any occasion, try to order only what you will be using. And think about your give away ite

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

s, are they really necessary. These are just a few areas where using less will help.

Eat Healthy and Locally. Plan meals using local, seasonal produce and free range meats. Include vegetarian meals and order only what you need. Also use local flora in your decorating

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

and keep the flowers in pots verse cut so you can use them as gifts and prizes.

Use paper wisely. Published all printed materials on recycled paper using vegetable-based inks and print on both sides of the pages.

Save Energy. Coordinate with

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

he event venue to ensure lights, audio visual equipment and air conditioning will be turned off when rooms are empty.

Spread the News! Tell participants, speakers, and the media about your success. You will be surprised. Green efforts are contagious.

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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

these suggestions may seem obvious and they are, however, if you were to make the changes listed above, you would be way ahead of the game in becoming an environmental planner. The bigger event you produce the more these suggestions matter. For more information on how you can become more en

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ironmental, the Chapter Planning for the Environment in my book, The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning. Visit my web site at www.successfuleventplanning.com to purchase the book

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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