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    This article will help you to assess and maximise the impact your use of color in your documents and presentations will have on the readers. First of al
    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
    l you need to identify the following;
    • who your readers are
    • what your purpose is
    • when to use color
    • where to use color
      ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

      Examples of combination products may in


      Who and What?

      Determine who your target readers are and what the specific purpose of the document is. Is it an internal product for your emplo
      lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

      ees or is it for the eyes of potential or existing customers.

      What is the purpose? Is it to advise, explain, sell, market etc. How many documents are i
      here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
      volved? Is it just documents or are multimedia presentations needed. What results are you expecting? All these parameters need to be covered.

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

      Combination pro
      arget audiences conservative or more open to vibrant colors in documents and presentations. Some cultures associate serious business messages with black
      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
      and white. Just give your specific situation some thought.

      When and Where?

      If you are sending a marketing proposal document to a client you wil
      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
      l be looking to impress your existing or potential. But beware, the use of bright, fluorescent colors might not go down too well with a firm of accounta
      nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
      ts or lawyers but may well be appreciated by a music/video company.

      If it is an internal document, do you need to use color at all? Consider the cost i
      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
      plication of doing this - Ink cartridge and laser toner usage etc. Unless the purpose of the document is, for example, to explain some major change in c
      ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
      mpany structure, then I suggest you keep to black and white or minimise the color involved.

      A situation where you may consider color for internal purpo
      ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

      Following aspects would a
      es would be for the production of safety messages. These need to stand out and be noticed.

      Finally remember:

      • Don't use too many colors
      dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

      Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
      Which combination prod
      r too much colored text. You may lose the impact and readability of the work.

    • White text on a black background is harder to reader than black on wh
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    te.

  • Similarly, avoid placing too many color pictures, images or icons on a page.

  • Use a color photograph in preference to an illustration or dr
  • tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    awing..for selling in particular.

  • Used correctly, color can break up the monotony of black-and-white text reading.

  • Whatever color theme you ha
  • 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
    e, stick to it throughout the document or presentation.

  • Graphs and charts in particular will capture more attention if in color.

  • For the graph
  • ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    etc, don't forget to explain what the colors mean though!

  • And don't forget to put captions under pictures. Apparently people read these more than
  • y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    he copy!

  • Don't use too many different font types. One type for 'headers' and one for the body text should be sufficient.

  • Carry out a readers 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
    st on various samples before settling on your final selection.

  • Ask several people for their opinion on the samples. Ask them about the readability
  • elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
    nd the impact factors.

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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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