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Writers like to quote the classics and the famous. Often, though, through misinformation or poor research, they end up misquoting-and sometimes misinforming. In some cases, they attribute a statement to someone who never made it. Because they've heard the quotation misquoted so of

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

ten, they don't bother checking the authenticity. Everyone pretty much knows by now that Marie Antoinette never said, "Let them eat cake," even though she gets the blame. And Sherlock Holmes, in the books, never said, "Elementary, my dear Watson." (But, then, he never smoked a cal

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

Examples of combination products may in

abash pipe, either.) Beatrice Hall, who wrote a biography of Voltaire admitted that he never said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." He did say, "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too," but that does

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

n't imply anything to die for.

In other instances, a common way to misquote is to attribute a statement to the author when it was something said by a character in a play, poem, or book. Famously, Shakespeare didn't say, "First, let's kill all the lawyers." It wa

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 Dick the Butcher's line in Henry VI, Part 2. Greta Garbo's character in Grand Hotel said, "I want to be alone," but Garbo never did. There are sources that quote her as saying, "I want to be left alone," but there's a world of difference. "Anyone who hates dogs and litt

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

Combination pro

le children can't be all bad," wasn't said by W.C. Fields. It was said about him by Leo Rosten. [For other good examples, Google Words Used Right - No. 5: An Accurate Quote Can Be a Misquote.]

Probably the most frequent way to misquote is to change the

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

wording slightly as in Winston Churchill's "We have nothing to give but blood, sweat, and tears." [The line: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.] or Alfred Hitchcock's "Actors are cattle." [The line: Sometimes, actors need to be treated like cat

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

le.] Lines from movies are notoriously misquoted. Many of the misquotes have become part of the culture. Bogart's "Play it again, Sam." [The line: You played it for her. You can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it! Play it, Sam.], Cagney's "You dirty

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

rat, you." [The line: Mmm, that dirty, double-crossin' rat.], Weissmuller's "Me Tarzan. You Jane." [The line: Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.], and Dumbrille's "We have ways of making you talk." [The line: We have ways of making men talk.] get cited all the

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

time, but they're close to the actual lines and don't change the intent of what was being said.

When the original intent is changed along with the words, it becomes a question of intellectual honesty. This is often what happens when writers quote the Bible without actually having

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

read it. Money is not the root of all evil. [1 Tim. 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil."] And pride doesn't go before a fall. [Prov. 16: 18-19 "Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a

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

Following aspects would a

fall."]. Sparing the rod has nothing to do with spoiling the child. [Prov. 13:24 "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."]

This kind of misquoting also happens often when historic sources or persons

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

are used to shore up an argument. Does power corrupt as Lord Acton is quoted as saying? Not quite. [The line: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.] Marx wasn't really comparing religion to drugs, so he didn't cal

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

l it the opiate of the masses. [The line: Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.] This statement is a bit more subtle than the misquote and not as damning.

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

certainly gets his share of being misquoted. Juliet never asked about Romeo's location. [The line: Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?] In this usage, "wherefore" means "why," and putting a comma before the last Romeo totally messes with what Shakespeare meant. All H

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

amlet said was that he was acquainted with Yorick but not how well. [The line: Alas poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.] And Macbeth didn't need a guide, so he didn't say, "Lead on, Macduff." He wanted the fight to start [The line: Lay on, Macduff, and damned be he who

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

first cries, Hold! Enough!]. Sometimes, the misquote seems a bit silly. Shakespeare never mentioned gilding a lily. [The line: To gild refined gold, to paint the lily.] What's really accomplished by dropping the middle four words? In the same vein, there's Falstaff's

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

actual line, "The better part of valour is discretion," not "Discretion is the better part of valour," and Gertrude's real words, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," being rendered, "Methinks the lady doth protest too much." Why bother to rewrite Shakespe

.

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

are if you're going to say the same thing?

So, why do writers do it? For political correctness as when Congreve's "Music has charms to soothe savage breast" gets "cleaned up" to "soothe the savage beast?" Or could it simply be ignorance and indifference? I don't know, and I don't

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

care. I do know, though, that if you want to be taken seriously as a writer, you need to check your sources and not rely on hearsay-no matter how many times you hear someone say it. Who knows, we may discover some day that Nathan Hale's last words were actually, "I was misquoted.

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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