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It’s hard to get through a week without reading about someone’s identity being stolen and their financial life literally ruined in a short period of time. Identity theft is relatively easy

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

and sometimes the crime isn’t discovered until victims are several thousand dollars in the hole. We make it very easy for identities to be stolen; and sometimes freely give our personal i

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

Examples of combination products may in

formation to would-be identity thieves.

Recently I was in line at the post office and there was a girl on her cell phone just a few spaces in front of me. She was talking rather loud, as

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

ost people on cell phones think they have to do. If I wanted to steal her identity, I could have because she made it very easy for me or anyone else within earshot of her conversation. In

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

ess than 5 minutes she blurted out her first and last name, home address, cell phone number, talked in detail about a few relatives, school friends, church, and I eventually got her place

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

Combination pro

f employment from a casual glance at her id badge she was proudly displaying. With any two pieces of information, an enterprising identity thief (or debt collector, private investigator) c

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

n get the rest of what they need to know to become you and spend your hard earned money.

Keep your voice down
Not only is it beyond rude to impose your cell phone co

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

versation on people nearby, you can go a long way towards protecting your identity by keeping the conversation to yourself. The only people around you who want to listen are those who are

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

ut to get some juicy piece of information. Always assume someone else is listening and will use your information to their advantage. Keep your voice down or excuse yourself to a more priva

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

e location if you must give out some personal information on the phone.

Avoid displaying picture id’s, security badges, name tags
I guess that some people are proud

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

f where they work or maybe feel important if they wear their picture id’s and security badges outside of work. Make it as hard as possible for someone to find out who you are. If someone t

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

Following aspects would a

kes a look at you, with the intent of obtaining information you wouldn’t normally give out to strangers, and sees nothing, they’ll move on to a more vulnerable target.

Shred it al

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

Shred old receipts, bank statements, and any other personal information to keep from dumpster divers and your friendly neighborhood trash collector. Dumpsters are a gold min

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

for identity thieves. Old receipts, financial statements, and similar documents contain a lot of personal information which can be used. Shred these documents before you throw them away.

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

’ve watched my own trash collectors take a few seconds to see what they’ve put in their truck and rummage through it. I’ve never seen them take anything out of the trash and put if up in t

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 cab for safe keeping but you are better off not giving them a reason to be nosy.

Use technology to your advantage
Spyware, adware, computer viruses, and a host of

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ther things are out to get any piece of information about you. Just a simple software program (Norton AntiVirus or McAfee Security Center) can make you a difficult enough target that the m

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

jority of identity thieves will leave you alone and search for an easier target.

It really just comes down to common sense. Do what you can to protect yourself and be aware of your surrou

.

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

dings. A little prevention goes a long way to making our busy lives less complicated. Two days ago I was standing in line at the same post office and there was another girl on her cell pho

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

e directly in front of me. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t hear what she was saying. She protected herself very well by just keeping her voice down and not drawing anyone’s attention

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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