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Thinking back to high school, there's a good chance that some of your most enjoyable school days were the one's where you

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

went on a high school field trip. This enjoyment came not necessarily because of the field trip, or it's destination, but

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

Examples of combination products may in

because you got out of going to class for at least a portion of that day.

Home school field trips are different. They ar

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

planned by the parent, or jointly planned by the student and the parent. These trips are more inclined to meet the indiv

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

dual interest of the student. The problem comes with deciding just what field trip opportunities are available to a home

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

Combination pro

chooled student.

This problem is easily solved with a little imagination. There are numerous field trip opportunities av

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

ilable to high school home schoolers. There are those that are considered traditional such as a trip to a museum, an art

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

gallery, an amusement park, or even a visit to a college campus. There are also volunteer-related field trips such as vis

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

ting a nursing home, or hospital.

Live in or near a big city? Large cities offer countless field trip destinations. How

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

about a trip to the theater, or a factory tour? Businesses in the food industry may offer a hands-on opportunity giving

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

tudents exposure to the possibility of a career in their industry. Food manufacturing plants, bakeries, and even large re

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

Following aspects would a

taurants can be very willing to expose a student to their career opportunities.

There are many wonderful extended theme c

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

mps all across the country available to home schoolers. A small sampling of these would be computer camp, space camp, mus

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

c camp, and many more that may be of interest to your home schooled student. While these extended camps may not be free,

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

many will provide need-based scholarships.

How about a cultural tour of any large city? Atlanta, Washington D.C., New Yo

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

k, Chicago, Boston, and Nashville are just a few of the interesting choices available. The learning experience provided b

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

this type of field trip is priceless.

Whatever you decide, remember to give your high school home schooler several opti

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

ns. Let the student research just which city they would most like to visit. This will generate more interest in the dest

.

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

nation, and more interest will mean more learning, and a good time for all. High school home schooling can provide field

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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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