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Recently two legal secretaries made the front page of every major national newspaper. Why? Because they had engaged in an e-mail war over

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

a sandwich! Somehow the contents of the now infamous e-mails were leaked outside of the company and landed in e-mail in-box’s everywhere.

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

Examples of combination products may in

Those who leaked the e-mail may have thought it was all a bit of a laugh to share with their friends. But what happened next was that deta

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

ls of the e-mail made it into national newspapers and caused a flurry of discussion and debate on news shows and chat shows around the coun

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

ry.

This incident highlighting that there is no such thing as a private e-mail or private anything when it comes to the workplace. More a

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

Combination pro

d more employers are monitoring what is happening in the office so that they can protect their business investments.

Read on to find out h

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

w you can protect yourself from office big brother:

Naked Mail

Consider your mail at being naked. Why because most organisations have 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

ommon policy of opening all mail that comes into the office. They are legally allowed to do this, as all mail that enters the building is

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

echnically the property of that company or organisation. To protect the privacy of your personal mail ensure that is it marked “private an

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

confidential” but be aware that it still may be opened so better yet have all of you personal non work related mail sent direct to your ho

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

e.

E-mail Voyeurism

E-mail voyeurism is alive and well as evidenced in the above-mentioned case. This is because many companies have in-h

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

Following aspects would a

use IT departments and e-mail screening systems. Technically these screening processes are in place to protect organisations from computer

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

virus attacks. However you are not safe from nosy IT gurus and overbearing bosses who may want to read your e-mail just to know what you a

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

e getting up to. An e-mail voyeur is looking for some juicy gossip or story to spread around. An overbearing boss is reading your e-mail

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

ecause they think you are spending too much time on non-work related matters. To protect yourself avoid sending any personal e-mails from

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

our work e-mail address especially anything that is raunchy or professionally compromising.

If you must send personal e-mails at least get

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

your own hotmail account for added protection.

Phone Calls – Use Protection

Whist it is illegal for employers to tape your phone calls wi

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

hout your consent it is certainly not unheard of. Many call centers and sales based organisations tape calls and your office could be next

.

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

But right now every boss can monitor your calls simply by wandering around the office and listening in to what you say. Protect yoursel

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

by being aware of who is sitting near you and what you are saying on the phone. Avoid saying anything that could be negatively interpreted

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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