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When it comes to downloading music on the web in a legal fashion, Itunes is the undisputed leader

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

. Well, maybe not in Norway.

Norway has a unique set of laws related to technology, particularly

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

Examples of combination products may in

as it applies to the web. One set of laws tries to create a consumer friendly air for particular

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

software to product applications. In human terms, these laws state that a software system design

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

ed for a specific problem also has to be adaptable to other products not owned by the company in

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

Combination pro

question. In this case, we are talking about the Itunes and Ipod relationship.

Unlike most count

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

ries, Norway has a unique way of enforcing its laws in this regard. The country appoints an “Ombu

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

dsman” to rule on various issues such as whether a company is or is not complying with the laws o

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

f the country. The current ombudsman has ruled that Apple violates the law because Itunes cannot

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

be used to download to Nokia and Microsoft products to name but a few. So, is Itunes going to be

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

locked in Norway now? No. The company has until October 1st to make changes that allow other prod

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

Following aspects would a

ucts to receive downloads from Itunes. How Apple goes about this, of course, is going to be the i

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

nteresting development.

Obviously, the Norway ruling is not good news for Apple and its incredib

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

ly popular Itunes-Ipod product line. Then again, how big a hit could losing the Norway market be?

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

Probably not a big one, but more bad news may be on the way. Other countries in the European Uni

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

on are now reviewing the ruling and considering adopting it. If Apple faces this problem across a

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ll of Europe, you can bet it will move quickly to modify Itunes.

At the end of the day, the ruli

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

ng of the ombudsman in Norway may look like the usual unwanted government intervention. In truth,

.

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

it is probably a good move. As consumers, we should want as much flexibility as possible with th

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

e things we pay for. If Itunes can be accessed through more products, it can only be a good thing

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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