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Once everything is in place for your seminar, workshop, conference or other event and all of the finishing touches have been applied to the main venue r

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

oom, make a point of testing the delegate experience. Run a presentation or a video on the screen and try out seats in all corners of the room to check

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

Examples of combination products may in

or screen and text visibility. Test the sound level at the furthest point from the stage and remember to compensate for the deadening factor of the audi

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

nce. You will also want to find areas that you feel may be problematic once the audience has arrived so that you can quickly make adjustments.

As you s

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

t in various seats, pay attention to the overall feel of being there.

• Is it pleasant?

• Are there draughts from doors or air-conditioning units?

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

Combination pro

Can you smell cooking from the kitchens?

• Does the room look clean and tidy from this angle?

• Are there distractions like activity outside a win

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

ow that the presenters cannot see but the audience can?

• Does the view from the seat reflect the value of the ticket?

Remember that, for longer even

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

ts, this seat may be home-for-a-day to your delegate and they will appreciate small touches like easily reachable water bottles and bowls of mints. The

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

arrival ritual

As on any other public occasion, people have certain expectations when they arrive at an event. It is a kind of ritual that must be unde

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

taken to gain entry to the magic kingdom of information.

If a delegate has been invited or has been pre-registered, they should be able to arrive twent

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

minutes or more before the start time and find a table outside the event rooms covered in name badges neatly arranged in alphabetical order. This table

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

Following aspects would a

will be managed by a smiling administrator ready to acknowledge them quickly, to welcome them and to provide them with their name badge and any suppleme

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

tary information they will need. The additional information is usually contained in a professionally prepared folder.

The administrator will direct the

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

from the reception table to a coffee area and will also provide them with information about the location of toilets, telephones and smoking areas.

Man

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

y will have come alone and may not be acquainted with other delegates. To ease any awkwardness, some quiet background music will disguise uncomfortable

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

ilences. The event team, especially the presenters are expected to mix with the guests and, as well as making small-talk and introducing one delegate to

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

another, they should be continuing their information gathering task to ensure that the event resonates with relevance.

At the advertised start time a r

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

bust voice should invite the assembled delegates to enter the inner sanctum of the main event room. Upon which note there will be a surge of activity as

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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

delegates find their seats. This approach is obviously tried and tested and it's what people expect but if you want to experiment with different techni

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ues, this is your opportunity to stamp originality on your event.

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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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