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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

ying or hanging on to it now. Usually when the broadsheets are covering a particular sector or ass

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

Examples of combination products may in

et, it's time to get out, but logic suggests it's still a good idea to hold onto gold in 2007.

De

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

mand Likely To Increase

India gets its first ETF traded fund in March 2007 and it leads the world

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

in its affection for physical gold. To give you an idea of the numbers, India own more then fourt

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

Combination pro

een thousand tonnes of rings and bracelets. This makes up almost ten percent of the gold above the

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

ground in the world.

Output Decreased In 2006

Supply fell by 2% in 2006. Politics and finance 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

e restricting the speed at which gold producers can get gold out of the ground. Politically unstab

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

le and historically more unstable regions are now being targeted. Egypt has now made it a lot easi

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

er for gold producers to get on with their projects. One promising minor gold producer with proven

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

reserves is Centamin Egypt ( CEY ) which is now working at an accelerated rate.

Every new ounce

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

Following aspects would a

of gold discovered cost over twice as much to locate as it has in the past, on average. In an atte

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

mpt to defend their share prices, companies in this sector have started to undergo mergers and acq

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

uisitions activity.

So Why Buy Gold?

At face value you may at first wonder why you should buy go

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

d. After all it has few practical applications and it costs money to own it. However, gold can't b

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 printed like a banknote can so it's finite in supply. It has to be mined from the ground and tha

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

t's why it will always be used as a store of value. In short its attraction is its rarity value. W

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

hat else can you say that about? Certainly not paper currency that's for sure. Gold is also a glob

.

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

al currency and owning it gives you peace of mind you are holding onto a secure physical asset. If

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

you invest in a gold company you also have operational gearing on any subsequent gold price rises

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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