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The holiday season is upon us and the merriment and joy is a very exciting time for most people. However, for many individuals, the period between Than

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

ksgiving through New Year's Day does nothing for them but bring on the blues. With holiday celebrations to attend and family gatherings to prepare for,

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

Examples of combination products may in

the holiday season can be busy and joyful. But for others, unrealistic expectations and the stresses of holiday events can increase anxiety and cause

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

epression.

This time of the year, in general, we are reminded of people we missed and reflecting on life not being what we would like it to be. The se

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

ason triggers childhood memories and how things used to be. And, too often, people have a tendency to assign positive spin to things from the past and

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

Combination pro

ometimes and look back to their childhood and think wouldn't it be wonderful if things were like that again.

The elderly are particularly vulnerable e

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

specially if they are physically incapacitated or estranged from friends and family members. The holiday season is supposed to be a time of happiness a

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

d joy, but for many seniors this is far from their reality. For many seniors, feelings of sadness, loneliness and isolation are their holiday companion

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

s.

There are many factors that contribute to those feelings of sadness that seniors may experience. Many elders are widowed, have lost their close fri

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

nds as they age, are separated from family and may be suffering with chronic illness. Too often, the elders may feel guilty for experiencing feelings o

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

f sadness and loneliness which may in turn intensify those same feelings. To help cope with the holiday blues, seniors shouldn't isolate themselves. If

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

Following aspects would a

you are unable to be with family than invite friends over to share the holiday spirits. Also volunteer your time helping others is a great way to forg

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

t your own troubles.

Thanksgiving is certainly the starting point for the season of blues, this is true for those who celebrate Christmas and for thos

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

e individuals who do not. However, New Year's Eve can lead to intense sadness or profound depression and some individual may experience anxiety about N

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

w Year resolution making and looking back on the previous year can cause more anxiety. The season to be jolly can be a rude-awaken for people with limi

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

ted coping skills, especially for those dealing with financial hardship. To spend beyond your means can certainly lead to depression.

Today's society

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

n which individualism is highly valued, the holiday blues may hit more people harder because we live more isolated lives. in far too many cases, we dri

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

ve up to our houses, wave to our neighbors, push the garage remote and vanish inside our homes. We captive to technology and rather email people than t

.

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

lk to them face-to-face. We must make time ... we must make the effort and reach out to others, human being need a sense of belonging; We are tribal by

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

nature.

The best cure for the holiday blues is a strong dose of getting together with friends, sharing the seasonal blues or get high on volunteerism

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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