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The Internet can provide hours of entertainment. It can be a source of news for those who do not read newspapers, or for those who want to supplement their

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

newspaper reading. It can be an excellent source of research for historic and genealogy studies.

The sharing of emails can bring more junk mail to one’s

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

Examples of combination products may in

nbox than any physical snail-mail box could possibly handle. And, sadly, the Internet can be the reason that various urban myths are perpetuated and miscon

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

ceptions about peoples and nations continue.

There are both blessings and curses attributed to the Internet and to computers. But today, I learned of a pr

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

ject that makes me proud to know that there are people who still wish to see the people of the world educated. Some believe that real education is what it

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

Combination pro

will take to make people more peaceful and respectful of one another. If that is so, this new project should be a stepping stone in that direction.

Corres

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

ondence courses have never been very popular nor given much credence. But online college courses have helped many achieve education levels that would not o

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

therwise have been possible. Still, there are those who would like to learn at college level who cannot afford the fees nor qualify for scholarships to hel

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

toward that end.

Today, I learned of college programs throughout the world called, Open Courseware. Although there are no fees involved, there are also n

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

o rewards in the way of grades or diplomas or certificates. Still, one could certainly benefit from taking college courses from prestigious colleges and un

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

versities. Learning is never for naught, and the boost in self-esteem might well be worth the time and effort. For those without the resources necessary t

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

Following aspects would a

o participate in a college or university, the project Open Courseware may be just the answer.

Here are some of the colleges and universities in the United

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

tates offering Open Courseware:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publi

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

c Health
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/

Tufts University
http://ocw.tufts.edu/

Utah State University
http://ocw.usu.edu/

Each of these

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

olleges is making tremendous efforts to allow anyone to access hundreds of courses without cost.

Yale will be offering selected lectures, and Notre Dame wi

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

ll make materials for eight courses available online, according to press releases in September, 2006.

http://www.yaledailynews.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

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Colleges in China, Japan, France, Vietnam and Canada have also committed to d

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

evoting resources to support these Open Courseware projects.

We have the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty to thank for this concept. Soon, peo

.

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

le around the world will have the opportunity to access high quality learning opportunities, no matter what their economic situation. The dreams of the MIT

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

faculty have been answered, and the colleges who responded have provided an open network of resources for educators, students, and self-learners everywhere

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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