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We are a trusting society. On a daily basis most of us are very casual with the personal informatio

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

n that defines us, financially and legally speaking. When it comes to safeguarding our personal inf

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

Examples of combination products may in

ormation, we are less than digilant.

With the prevalence of new and improved technology designed t

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

make our lives easier and more efficient comes more opportunity for thieves to access our personal

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

information.

The FTC estimates that as many as 8.9 million Americans had their identities stolen

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

Combination pro

in 2006. The FTC also found that identity theft costs an average of $6,383 per incident.

Nearly 85

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

of all identity theft victims found out they were victims in a negative way.

Identity thieves use

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

burglary, "dumpster diving" (rummaging through trash), and "phishing" and many other methods to ac

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

cess our personal information.

"Phishing" is an email scam where the thief sends a very convincing

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

email from a known financial institution asking for personal information to clear up a few question

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

s. It all looks legitimate, however you are being redirected to the thieves site, which disappears,

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

Following aspects would a

with your critical information.

Hopefully you are asking yourself what you can do to protect your

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

identity. First and foremost, when it comes to your personal information - trust no one.

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

atch your accounts closely

Do not carry your Social Security card, ask if you really need t

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

o disclose your Social Security number.

Photocopy all your credit cards, front and back, an

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

keep them in a safe place in case you need to report a theft.

When your order checks omit

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

your Social Security number, drivers license number, and possibly use only your first and middle na

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

me initials.

Shred personal information before discarding.

Nothing we do can guara

.

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

tee 100% we will never fall victim to identity thieves. Identity thieves look for the easy victim.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

When you add security levels to your personal information you distance yourself from being a victim

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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