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You see them in the titles and descriptions of needlepoint pieces all the time, but what do they mean? They are on eBay, in catalog, and in descriptions o

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

f needlepoint in magazines.

How can I be sure that when I find a canvas which is a pleasure to stitch? Knowing what you are buying is the key to finding

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

Examples of combination products may in

the perfect canvas. The imprecision of a printed canvas can make it difficult for a beginner to know what to stitch. The expense of a hand-painted canvas

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

could put off someone on a limited budget. The keys to picking the perfect canvas are understanding the skills and knowing what you see when you look at

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

canvas.

I’ve been doing needlepoint since 1970 and teaching and writing about needlepoint since 1997, so I can help you understand the terms so you can

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

Combination pro

get the perfect needlepoint canvas.

Painted or Hand-painted canvas -- These terms mean that a person used a brush and paints (usually acrylic) to

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

paint the design onto the canvas. In the United States, these canvases are the most popular.

Stitch-painted canvas - You see this term more rarely

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

but it refers to a hand-painted canvas where each individual thread intersection is painted. Many people think this is necessary for great needlepoint.

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

While stitch-painted canvas make it easy for you to know exactly what colors go where, not all things need to be stitch painted. Letter and number should

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 precise, and straight lines should be straight. But in many other cases, the precision (and cost) of stitch painting is not necessary.

Computer-pr

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

nted - This is an emerging area of needlepoint canvases with quality equal to that of painted canvas. The difference is how the design is put onto the

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

Following aspects would a

canvas. Extremely high-quality printers are used. Many people find it hard to tell the difference between painted and computer-printed.

Screened
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
> -- These canvases use silkscreening to produce the design. The paint used is oil-based and will look an feel different from acrylic paints. The paint
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
it pushed through a screen so that only the correct areas of the canvas are colored. Generally only very high-quality kits, such as Elizabeth Bradley or
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
hrman use this method. You can usually tell a screened canvas because the edges of the design are straight.

Printed - These canvases use rolls of
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
canvas and printing presses to put the design on canvas. They also use oil-based paints. Because the designs are mass-produced, edges often do not line
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
up and colors may not change on the intersections. Printing is used for most kits and less expensive canvases.

Line-drawn -- These canvases are n
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
t colored, but have the outline of the design drawn onto the canvas from a template. Generally line-drawn canvases come with detailed instructions for sti
.

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
tching the design. This is also often the method used for teaching projects. It keeps the cost low but allows the same versatility in stitching you get w
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
ith a painted canvas.

You can create wonderful needlepoint, no matter how the design gets onto the canvas, so buy the design you love and start to stitch

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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