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Font selection is perhaps on of the biggest deciding factors in the success of any given design. Using CSS we ha

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

ve the ability to modify existing fonts significantly. Unfortunately, we're still limited to a small number of b

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

Examples of combination products may in

rowser safe fonts.

The sIFR typography module uses flash actionscripts and javascript to replace existing fonts

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

with rich typography. It's an incredibly powerful tool. The module is free and available under a general public

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

liscense.

How does it work?

sIFR downloads flash .swf files containing a custom font that is

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

Combination pro

then held in the browser cache. This means you can effectively patch your user's browser with a new font that d

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

oesn't exist in their computer's font library. Crucially sIFR can handle dynamic content since the .swf is a fon

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

t library, rather than a simple static flash movie.

Degradation/Compatibility

sIFR degrades g

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

racefully into default CSS fonts for those users who have their Javascript of flash disabled. It's also fully ac

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

cessible to screenreaders and other assistive technologies. Matt May from the W3C has fully endorsed it as an ac

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

cessible method to create rich typography on the web.

In terms of compatibility, sIFR works on Firfox, IE5+, Op

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

Following aspects would a

era 7+, Safari and many other browsers. 90% of machines are said to be compatible. On non-compatible machines th

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e module simply does not take effect.

Limitations

I've found there to be some minor speed iss

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

ues. It's generally advisable only to use the module on small headlines etc rather than whole paragraphs. Loadin

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

g speeds are excellent though if used properly, and are invisible to the user.

Overall impression
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
ng>

I love this module. I'll be using it in many of my future websites. This tool can make your websites stand
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
out from the crowd by displaying fresh looking typography. It's important though to remember that small proporti
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
on of people who can't run the module, and make sure that the default CSS styles are also up to today's high sta
.

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
ndards.

I think that sIFR is an excellent stop-gap measure. It's badly needed as designer’s grapple with curren
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
t font limitations. In the long-term however, browsers will have to find a way to support rich typography ranges

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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