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There are a lot of good trucking companies out there. I have known company drivers for US Express, USA Truck, Schneider Trucking, Werner T

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

rucking, and LTL trucking companies like Yellow Freight and Roadway Express that were really knocking back the cash. I personally have wor

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

Examples of combination products may in

ed for Continental Express and Digby Truck Lines and did quite well. But for some drivers, working for someone else just isn't enough...

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

he problem for some is that the lure of the open road tricks them into becoming owner operators before they are ready.

I have been an own

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

r operator for nearly 8 years and I would estimate I am pretty high on the food chain. "Making it" as an owner operator in trucking isn't

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

Combination pro

easy. I didn't get here by luck, I asked a lot of questions and listened to what other drivers said their mistakes were. Learning from oth

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

rs' mistakes has helped me avoid some of the pitfalls they fell into.

Pitfall #1 Lease Purchase

If you don't have the c

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

sh or credit to go buy a truck on your own, you aren't ready. Spend a few years as a company driver- I suggest at least two years- and get

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

informed. Check with trucking legal resources like OOIDA about the problems with lease purchase deals. Many drivers have lost a lot of yea

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

rs and gained a lot of ugly spots on their credit report because they didn't investigate the drawbacks and consequences.

Pitfall

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

2 Work harder, not smarter

The goal is to work smarter, not harder when it comes to being a successful owner operator. Cheap fr

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

Following aspects would a

ight may get you 5,000 miles a week solo, but it also gets you a million mile truck long before it's time. Choose your loads and the compa

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

y you lease too carefully. You're not a company driver anymore, so just because they promise you the miles doesn't mean they'll deliver th

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

e money. Remember, the more miles you run- the more fuel you will burn, the more maintenance you'll require, the more wear and tear you'll

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

have on your truck and yourself.

Pitfall #3 Been There, Done That

Some truckers seem to know everything. Unfortunately

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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

or them, ignorance is bliss. If you want to truly get ahead in trucking, always keep your eyes open for new opportunities. Don't quit your

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

contract on a whim, but always know what your options are. Network with other drivers and try to sift through the bologna to gain as much

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

information as you can. You never know when things are going to go sour and you need to have a back up plan or two waiting in the wings. Y

.

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

u may find that you aren't doing nearly as well as you thought you were compared to other owner operators out there.

Certainly there are

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ther pitfalls out there. Just being aware that there are things to watch out for is a major step toward success in owner operator trucking

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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