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Identity theft is rampant these days, and the best way to avoid being a victim is to protect your self in any and all ways possible. You may be aware of some information here, but not all, so please read on, print this article, then implement

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

everything and check mark off when completed. You’ll feel safer and more in control.

There are two lists here for you, online and offline protection.

Offline protection

Shred with a criss-cross shredder, everything that has your da

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

Examples of combination products may in

te of birth, social security number, signature, bank acct #, credit card #, tax ID#, balance transfer checks (unless of course you are planning on using them), credit card applications, etc. I don’t go crazy here with mail that just has my na

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

e and address on it because that’s public info, easy to get and it would be a part time job to do it! Be careful with some credit card companies who have sales/loan/special interest acct information on pages behind your normal account info p

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

ages. Often these pages have you full account number on them. Be sure to shred that part of it.

All it takes to run your credit report is your name, address, social security number and date of birth. Do not give your date of birth to anyone

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

Combination pro

you don’t have to. Never give your mother’s maiden name to anyone except your back and credit card company. If they insist on one, and it’s not a large institution, use a fake one; just pick something you’ll remember.

Do not carry your socia

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

l security card with you. Preferably, keep it in a safe at home or safe place no one would look. Don’t give the number to just anyone. Don’t carry all your credit cards in your wallet at the same time. Keep only the necessary ones in it. Un

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

less you called the company directly yourself, do not give people over the phone, who claim to be from a certain company, any info without getting some proof first.

Online Protection

Use Mozilla Firefox as your Internet browser 98% o

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

the time rather than Internet Explorer. It’s safer. Occasionally, some websites are programmed specifically just for IE, so you don’t have much choice.

Install anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-keylogger software, a firewall and Spoof Stick on

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

your pc. Many ISP’s will give you the first 2 listed free. You should use at least 2 anti-spy ware programs. I use 3 and rotate my scans. I also use 2 anti-virus programs, one paid for anti-keylogger and one that’s included in my anti-spywar

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

. You can get Spoof Stick free, by downloading it from the Internet, but unless you remember to use it, it’s worthless.

Here’s what Spoof Stick will do; when you go online and click, type or paste a URL (web site address) in your browser win

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

Following aspects would a

dow, Spoof Stick will show you what web site you are really on, on the top right of the window. There are hackers that make sites that look like the real thing, to try to get your information or infect you with viruses and Trojan horses. The

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

y may send you an email with a link in it saying they need to verify information regarding an account you have. This is called spoofing or phishing. You may actually have an account where they say you do, but it’s probably not a real email fr

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

m the company. Don’t click on the links in it. If you think it’s real, type in the company URL you would normally use into your browser. Verify with spoof stick you are on their site, in case they got hacked, and if everything looks ok, log i

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

n and see if they really need something from you. Get in the habit of always looking at Spoof Stick to verify the web site you are really on.

What’s a key logger you ask? Well, they hack your computer, and can track your keyboard strokes, tr

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

ing to get passwords to your accounts, so they can steal your money and or your identity. Always use the secure random keystroke (SRK) option if there is one. This is a separate keypad you use in a separate window to click on the letters and

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

numbers of your passwords. Key-loggers cannot track it.

Passwords

Don’t use the same passwords for everything! Depending on how many online accts or private membership sites you have, you may use duplicates for a few, if there’s noth

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

ing really sensitive about the information in them. Always use separate ones for banks, credit cards or online acct like Paypal, e-gold etc. Use combinations of letter and numbers, not words that are easily figured out. Don’t use your kids o

.

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

pets name, your anniversary, birthday or anything other people know. Do not keep the actual passwords written out or typed on your pc. If you have too many to remember them all, as I do, write down a coded version of it and a coded version o

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

f the acct name and don’t title the page!

I know it’s difficult and time consuming to do all these things, but well worth it to avoid having your pc hacked and your identity stolen. If you do, read my article on what to do and what not to do

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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