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Expressed as a two-way bridge between childhood and adulthood, magical thinking is a developmental stage during childhood that serves a very important func

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

tion in the process of creativity and imagination. Like so many of our developmental constructs, when magical thinking is held onto and not revised in the

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

Examples of combination products may in

light of reality it becomes maladaptive.

The Perfect Other

Many of our illusions about relationships are childhood fairy tales exported into adulthood fa

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

iry tales in the form of myths about relationships. The myth of the “perfect other,” usually represented in fairy tales by the prince or the princess, send

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

s many dreamers on a lifelong path of searching and rejecting serial candidates. The rapturous “falling in love” stage of relationship leads them to believ

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

Combination pro

e in the possibility of perpetual bliss with a perfect other. They believe they can sustain this rapture if only they could find that perfect partner. This

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

is the fodder of romantic novels, music and singles bars and other partner-seeking activities. Sadly, most of these efforts lead us on a false trail.

Whe

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

n Harry met Phyllis, Fleetwood Mac was singing “You’ll Never Break the Chain,” and they took the lyrics to heart: “If you don’t love me now, you will never

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

love me again.” They swore they’d never break the chain of love, and for several months they succeeded in stuffing anything that threatened their love. Th

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 tension was palpable when they came to see me, and when I encouraged them to talk about what disturbed them, a litany of complaints overwhelmed the levie

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

they had erected to protect their relationship. Once that was out of the way, however, they could begin to relate to the real person beneath the perfect m

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

Following aspects would a

ask each was trying to wear.

The Pygmalion Dynamic

Another variation of the perfect other myth is the belief that one partner can change the other into h

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

is or her perfect person. Believing that you can change your partner to fit your ideal image of what the perfect partner should be creates an unbalanced re

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

lationship. In My Fair Lady , adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play based on the Pygmalion myth, an ill-bred Eliza Doolittle is transformed into a cultur

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

ed lady through the efforts of Mr. Higgins, who places a bet on his ability to perform social magic. Whether or not the experiment is successful, one perso

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

n is constantly “under construction” and being made over, while the other is constantly kneading and shaping their partner. This tug of war can become a li

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

fetime struggle that ultimately leads to disappointment, stalemate, affairs, and divorce. We suggest that people never marry “potential.”

Although you can

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

change many aspects of yourself if you really want to, attempts to change your partner are rarely successful and even more rarely appreciated. You’ll more

.

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

likely encounter resistance, intransigence, and resentment despite your best intentions. In an egalitarian relationship, both partners respect one another

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

and offer support and encouragement when the other partner decides to alter his or her behavior, appearance, or lifestyle.

Copyright 2005 Linda Miles Ph.

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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