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We - modern America that is - have become so damn impolite. We don’t give people the simple courtesy of a reply when contacted by email or phone. The idea of ac

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

knowledging someone with a smile while passing on the street is at best an anachronism; at times it’s even considered an affront. And being greeted when entering

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

Examples of combination products may in

a store is less commonplace all the time. What are we becoming (or have already become)? Furthermore, these simple common courtesies are disappearing from the

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

ery vocabulary and experiences of the young adult and teenage populations among us. (In fact, only be an older person could write this piece from direct experien

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

ce.)

What does any of this have to do with hats or e-commerce, you may ask. Stores are guilty - big time - of contributing to this decline. Businesses/employe

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

Combination pro

s run the daily social show in America; they are obliged to set an example and lead with integrity. This is a separate issue from Enron/WorldCom law-breaking typ

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

e activity (although greed is not unrelated to this deterioration). Being polite and courteous are actions that people should adopt because it’s right to do so.

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

That, in and of itself, is the reason to act as a decent human being. It is parenthetical that it is also good business to behave as such. This is not a confus

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

ing distinction, but likely has been confused, to the detriment of polite behavior, by “business consultants” focused on ends and outcomes rather than means and p

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

ocess. We all live together on the same planet for crying out loud. That is all the motivation we need.

How it got this bad is a topic for another essay. I su

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

spect that the artificial and slippery notion that I often hear people espouse, “It’s just business”, thus implying a different behavior in “life” than in busines

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

Following aspects would a

s is part of the explanation. In any case, businesses need to take responsibility. Many people aren’t given the courtesy of an answer after applying for, or ev

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

n interviewing for, a job. We say hello or goodbye to colleagues and customers in the workplace less so all the time. It is not the fault of the younger generat

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

ion that these basic human social values are being lost. My son, now twenty, has interviewed for numerous jobs in his young life. It is now significantly more l

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

kely that he will not be contacted after dropping off or emailing a resume - or even interviewing for a job - than he will be. It pains me to have to explain to

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

him how rude that is. Worse, he is now used to it; doesn’t even get disturbed by it any longer. It is irrelevant that he has proven to be a very good employee,

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ecause a prospective employer owes anyone a response after he or she enters into their process for a job.

Those of us – business people or otherwise - who are di

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

smayed by this decline cannot throw the towel in. We must not yield to this rude and impersonal cynicism that is spreading like a cancer on our social landscape.

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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

Our actions must be the antidote.

The Village Hat Shop will reply to your emails and greet you when you come into our stores. We will respond if you apply or i

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

nterview for a job in our organization. Yes, it is good business for us to do these things, but that is not why we will do them. We will do them because we must

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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