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See ya later stationary bikes and row, row, rowing to no where!

Elliptical trainers have over taken stationary bikes in p

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

opularity with the gym-going population and have long since left rowing machines back at the dock. This is evidenced by gym opera

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

Examples of combination products may in

ors reducing the number of stationary bikes and rowing machines in their facilities to make way for newer varieties of elliptical

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

trainers.

During their day (1980s) stationary bikes and rowing machines along with steppers and climbing machines were about th

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

only options in cardio equipment. You could get a good cardio workout if you stayed on these machines for at least 30 minutes. T

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

Combination pro

ough sitting on a stationary bike for that long can leave you with a sore butt. Studies have shown that prolonged use of stationa

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

ry bikes can lead to impotence in some men. Sure doesn't sound like something I'd want to chance!

Stationary bikes still have th

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

ir use - hop on one for about 5-10 minutes for a quick warm up for your quads and knees before launching into a heavy leg workout

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

consisting of squats and leg presses. Given the choices in cardio equipment these days, whenever I see someone at a health club s

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

logging away at the lone rowing machine I think -- "must be a new member."

David vs. Goliath

Treadmills have been around

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

longer than elliptical trainers and remain hugely popular. Treadmills must have something going for them. The great thing about t

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

Following aspects would a

eadmills is they simulate the experience of both jogging and walking -- both great cardio exercises. With treadmills you can brin

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

g your jogging or walking indoors -- no need (or excuse) to miss a workout because it's raining, snowing, too hot, too cold, etc.

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

Treadmills have programs that allow you to add variety and challenge to your workouts. You can also increase the incline on many

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

treadmills to further increase the intensity of your treadmill workout and also target other muscles in your lower body more dire

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

ctly. Treadmills have the additional advantage over jogging and running that the belt provides more cushioning to your joints tha

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

pounding away on asphalt or concrete. However, treadmills still are much more of an impact exercise than that offered by ellipti

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

al trainers.

There's just something more graceful and less stressful about exercising on a quality-made elliptical trainer than

.

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

a treadmill. And let's face it, many people will agree that working out on an elliptical trainer is somehow less boring than poun

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ing away on a treadmill. Maybe it's not a coincidence that another expression for the "rat race" is "going around on a treadmill!

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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