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Ok, so my kid is driving me absolutely nuts about the new Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft, which of course, is all the rage now. Dad, "I've got to have it!", he says. "My old crappy Xbox system, my GameCube, my Plays

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

tation 2, and all 47 versions of my Nintendo GameBoy are terrible! The graphics are so bad I feel like I'm watching non-HDTV! All of my friends have the new Xbox 360 game! The 360's graphics are killer, like nothing you've

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

Examples of combination products may in

ever seen before! If I don't get one then everyone is going to make fun of me and I'm going to die!"

Get the picture? Ok, so we may have made a mistake somewhere around the twenty-third gaming console purchase. Maybe we, a

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

s parents, have encouraged such behavior. Nah, I don't know what I was thinking. Anyway, as luck would have it, I too, am a sucker for the latest craze in high tech video games, and yes, I was that guy sitting in the nice,

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

comfy, black leather recliner positioned directly in the center of the Best Buy showroom the day the first, and extremely short-lived, stock of the graphically phenomenal Xbox 360 game systems arrived! Plus, I certainly don

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

Combination pro

't want my 10 year old to be made fun of and die, so I decided that it was my duty as a parent, to at least look into, the possibility of aquiring the Holy Grail of all gaming systems...the pantheon that is the Xbox 360.

S

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

o, I set off on my typical in-depth Xbox 360 research and analysis project. I read press releases, searched for the latest new and articles, called around to various electronics stores, and to the parents of some of those "

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

cool kids" that my son told me had already taken possession of this new technical wonder. I then gathered my data, constructed my spreadsheets, and scientifically came to the only logical conclusion possible. Fuhgetaboutit!

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

That's right, as much I enjoyed those edge-of-the-seat moments playing the brutally demanding, and gorgeously brilliant, first person shooter, Call of Duty 2 on the Xbox 360 console at Best Buy, I decided the only logical

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

decision at this point, was to hold steadfast and continue to have my son suffer with our existing, decaying arsenal of gaming consoles that currently litter the house from top to bottom. So what was the driving forces tha

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

led me to this unpopular (at least with my son) conclusion, you ask. Well here's the shortlist.

1. The Xbox 360 system is virtually impossible to find, and if you do, you have to buy the $800 - $1000 gaming bundle, which

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

Following aspects would a

includes games that will surely be long forgotten in only a few short months.

2. Pretty much every video game currently offered for the new 360 system is certainly not appropriate for a 10 year old. You are limited to titl

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

es such as Dead or Alive 4 and Perfect Dark, both rated M (for mature), or at best titles such as the aforementioned Call of Duty 2, rated T (for teen).

3. Very few games released for the new Xbox 360 gaming console will b

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

e compatible on the old Xbox system.....that really irritates me!

4. From what I'm hearing, a fairly high percentage of the systems are experiencing some very significant technical problems, if not all together crashing.

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

5. Oh, did I mention that you're going to have to shell out between $800 - $1000 for one of these sought after prizes?(see #1)

So yea, a pretty simple decision after all. Not reliable, no child friendly game releases, and

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

requires taking out a second mortgage on your home if you are lucky enough to find an in-stock bundle. Plus here's the other HUGE reason to hold off. Both Sony and Nintendo will be releasing their new high end gaming consol

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

es in just a few more months....the Playstation 3 and the Revolution. It's estimated that the Playstation 3 will be weighing in at under $500, with the Revolution at a $299 price point, and I'll guarantee you they will be o

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

n a mission to outperform the Xbox 360 in every way possible! Better still, both of these manufacturers have already stated that their new systems will be completely backward compatible, meaning you don't have to scrap the

.

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

shelf full of video games you already have! But, if at that point, you're still set on buying the Xbox 360 system, you can give Sony and Nintendo a call and thank them for saving you a few hundred bucks when Microsoft if fo

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

rced to drop their prices in order to compete!

So son, "Hang in there and see if you can take the abuse from all you buddies for a few more months, then we'll see who has the most "Rad" gaming system around come this fall!

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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