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I have long noticed the decline in legible handwriting (and it did not just begin with the internet), and the decline in general literacy of American youth. As a former teacher, I noticed a correlation between these skills (or lack of them) in the work

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

of my students. I see misspellings and typographical errors on television news reports, on billboards, in magazines-everywhere. Every time I see an advertisement for a product or service with errors, I assume that the carelessness in executing somethi

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

Examples of combination products may in

ng so simple will also translate to carelessness in manufacturing or customer service or maintenance, and they don't get my business. Applications bearing illegible scribble posing as handwriting are to be deposited directly into File 13.

My parents w

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

ere schooled through the Depression and World War II. Both had stunningly beautiful handwriting. My mother's was clear and flowing, despite punishment for being left-handed; she later taught other "south paws" her method for smear-free, legible writing

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

. My father's looked like it hailed from the Declaration of Independence. I always admired it. I was taught cursive in 3rd grade, circa 1975. The repetitive drilling was, of course, boring to a third-grade mind that wandered to doodles in the margin, b

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

Combination pro

ut I was also excited to learn and master a new skill, driven by love of my parents' writing. As I progressed through the grades, I revised and re-invented my handwriting into something more personal and aesthetic than traditional cursive (I critiqued

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

the standard), but it served as a wonderful foundation for that evolution, and part of my new style was my own mandate that it be legible.

My friends begged me to write "notes" for them from their "parents" when they came in tardy. In junior high scho

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

ol, I taught myself calligraphy, supplementing other artistic pursuits, and immediately procured freelance work, including doing invitations. I made A's in all of my English classes because I worked at it; I paid attention in class; I did the homework;

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

I asked questions. I was the geek who thought that diagramming sentences was fun. In high school (mid-80's), I excelled at typing and shorthand classes; later I learned numeric keypunching and could do over 17,000 keystrokes an hour when in practice (

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

with 99% accuracy). I started learning computer programming as a junior. In college I learned manual hand-drafting and the precise style of printing that came with it, and then I learned AutoCAD.

I never abandoned handwriting, despite the fact that I

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

m not foreign to technology or "writing" aids. I typed 80 wpm and wrote shorthand at 90 wpm. These were useful skills for note-taking and research paper-writing. But I always took notes, wrote drafts and outlines, and took tests in longhand--legibly an

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

Following aspects would a

d articulately. Taking notes on paper is much more portable and convenient. But it isn't just the writing that was important. Little building blocks depend upon each other and cannot exist alone. There is more on the table than merely learning individu

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

al skills. One learns persistence, knowledge as its own reward, a proper attitude to carry through life. The tenacity cultivated by learning mundane skills and then progressive ones--and to follow through with each--enabled me to develop into a person

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

who could complete two college degrees and begin a rewarding career.

Today strangers consistently compliment me on my handwriting. I am a prolific poet. I am also studying my third language: Russian--I have long since learned the Cyrillic alphabet in

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

print and a lot of grammar and vocabulary, and I am now struggling with the entirely different Cyrillic italic and cursive alphabets--and I love every minute of the challenge. Mastering foundational and thinking skills yields the ability for more advan

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

ced educational pursuits. Woe unto those who find no joy in learning. I pity them. I'm never bored a minute of my life.

Perhaps I was lucky; I found writing and language intrinsically interesting, and I didn't consider it nearly the chore that I consi

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

dered math, at which I was mediocre at best (but I can still do a fair amount of it in my head, thanks to the banning of calculators throughout my education). But I firmly believe that all of that drilling of printing and then cursive--and subsequent l

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

essons in Spelling and Language classes so lovingly and vigilantly imparted and reinforced in me by teachers (who then had the time to do it)--is responsible for the fact that I am now treated with respect and dignity by people in higher positions 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

myself, because I can express my thoughts concisely in both written and spoken word. Speaking well stemmed from writing well--I think about what to say. It brings me opportunities that I would have otherwise been denied. I see a light in the eyes of p

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

eople to whom I speak--because I know how to speak. How lovely it would be if all of our children could feel that from others. It feeds itself. It rewards itself.

Never discount the importance of "old-fashioned", little lessons. Their impact is mighty

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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