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Why is it that cats get no respect? Are they really the Rodney Dangerfield of the animal world? Dogs get the esteemed title of “Man’s Best Friend,” while the domestic felines seem to be bastardized

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

as temperamental annoyances. Sure, they can be finicky creatures, as I’ve heard numerous complaints over the years from guy friends that they have had to pass the “cat test” before getting any play

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

Examples of combination products may in

rom the female owners they are pursuing. If you are nice to them and bring a fuzzy toy or yummy treat (the cats, not the women), you will have them wrapped around your finger (and her wrapped around

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

your body) in no time. As a male with cats, I have found that my pets are great chick magnets. Of course, I have to actually get the women in my home to see them since I cannot take the cats out for

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

a stroll in the neighborhood, but once the hard part is done, it’s smooth sailing from there. The only concern here is that she likes the cats more than me!

I have nothing against dogs, but I have

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

Combination pro

lways lived in apartments, which is much more conducive for raising cats. I currently have two furry pals, Ghost (an all-white, male Scottish Fold) and Betty (a female with black and orange tortoise

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

coloring), and I am still mourning the loss of Cali (the calico), who passed away last winter. Having never been married, they are truly my children and I spoil them as such. They pretty much rule

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

he household and I just pay the rent. With them around, there is no need for a clock, as they regularly let me know when it’s time to wake up and when it’s time for feeding (the latter more intensel

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

than the former).

If I had one complaint about my cats (other than the excessive summertime shedding), it would be that they can become money pits as they get on in years (not unlike dogs, I would

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

guess). Ghost is a creaky 15-year-old and Betty is a spry 10-year-old, and we had quite a visit to the vet last month. Ghost was scheduled to have a couple of teeth pulled and Betty went along for t

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

e ride to get a check up. During the pre-tooth-pulling examination, we discovered Ghost had a heart murmur. The vet wanted to run some blood tests and possibly do a cardiogram on him before putting

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

Following aspects would a

him to sleep and risking him never waking up again (God forbid), so he dodged that bullet for now. He thinks he’s in the clear, and I haven’t spoiled that dream by telling him that the car ride to t

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e vet is the least of his worries.

While checking out Betty, the vet found that she had some teeth that needed extracting, as well. Since she was also on Ghost’s pre-surgery fasting diet, Betty was

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

the (un)lucky one to have the oral prodding this day. It was extremely difficult to see her lying there anesthetized, looking like road kill, so soon after holding Cali in my arms while she was put

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

own. But the truly heartbreaking part of this ordeal was watching her try to wake up, stand, and walk. She looked absolutely miserable as she cruised the apartment like a drunken sailor, bumping int

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

walls and falling over. It may sound comical, but this was my precious little girl, and it hurt me to see her suffering. (I later got over the suffering part once I realized she was dopey from the

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

painkillers I was giving her. While on the subject, can I tell you how cruel it felt to force open her sore mouth so I could administer the drugs? Not fun!) I did manage to get her off the painkille

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

s before she got hooked like many Hollywood stars and had to check in to the kitty version of the Betty Ford Clinic.

In the end, this day of mirth and joy at the vet devoured my bank account. The e

.

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

amination and blood work of both cats, plus four teeth pulled, antibiotics and painkillers set me back over a grand, and that’s not including the cardiogram and possible tooth extractions for Ghost

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

hat are coming up next week. Am I complaining? Hell no; these are my kids and you can’t put a price tag on unconditional love. If they are happy and feeling well, then there’s more kitty love for me

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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