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Write You - Life After 'Larry' - How Our Backyard Wildlife Fared After The Cyclone
Cyclone 'Larry' crossed the Queensland coast on 20th of March this year (2006) just when Northerners were beginning to think the Wet season would end without a proper monsoon and its much-needed rain. We got rain alright but it rode in on winds of up to 294 kph (see footnote) that demolished
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
much of the small town of Innisfail, 96kms south of Cairns. That there was no loss of human life is down to the customary mix of the Australian character and pure Luck.
The world media has covered many of the stories of human courage, kindness and reorganisation in the wake of the de
The world media has covered many of the stories of human courage, kindness and reorganisation in the wake of the de
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
truction of homes, farms and infrastructure in Innisfail and the surrounding region. My own area was spared anything worse than some inconvenience. We only lost electricity, town water, phone and gas supply for a few days. We faced the very big cleanup job of clearing fallen branches
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
and leaves stripped from the rainforest belt that makes our backyard such a haven for wildlife. Nothing to compare with the troubles Innisfail had to overcome.
Throughout the areas where the winds travelled, swathes of dead trees changed the green hillsides to brown within days. Seen from o
Throughout the areas where the winds travelled, swathes of dead trees changed the green hillsides to brown within days. Seen from o
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
r backyard deck, the hills across the harbour blushed pink at sunset. Within days, the bushfires started. Gorging on that mass of fire-ready fuel, they made a spectacular sight after dark. No one can guess how many trees burned during the cyclone and its aftermath of fire.
Then, the
Then, the
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ever-ending miracle of Nature. Each morning, I saw the leaf-bare, broken-tipped branches extend tiny twigs that quickly grew a feathery cover of deep pink gumtips. These new leaflets glowed red when the morning sun shone through them.In short order, the budding leaves re-gained their
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
normal shape and colours. And the birds returned. Well,most of them did.
Missing-in-action was the alpha male Kookaburra we call 'Old Dad.' The matriarch we call 'Big Mama' came to the feeding perch only a few times before she too vanished. The remaining members of the clan
Missing-in-action was the alpha male Kookaburra we call 'Old Dad.' The matriarch we call 'Big Mama' came to the feeding perch only a few times before she too vanished. The remaining members of the clan
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
were juveniles from the current hatching and competent 'helper' birds from the previous season. All were clearly rattled by the sudden changes in their community and in their environment. Over the next few weeks, they had many border disputes with other birds (probably displaced by the storm)
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
that tried to invade their patch.
Among the immigrants was a group of fifteen Pied Currawongs - considered a pest in southern parts of the State - and never before observed in our place. At first quite daring, they would stage mass fly-pasts when 'our' Kookaburras were resting on their 'Gos
Among the immigrants was a group of fifteen Pied Currawongs - considered a pest in southern parts of the State - and never before observed in our place. At first quite daring, they would stage mass fly-pasts when 'our' Kookaburras were resting on their 'Gos
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
ip' tree after feeding from the benches. The Kookas had merely to turn those great beaks towards the interlopers to send them scrambling.Three weeks of this disdain was enough to teach the Currawong crowd to keep its distance in a neighbouring tree but they still seemed unsettled.
One day as
One day as
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
I sat on the deck outside my studio enjoying the late afternoon sun,the Currawongs infested the unoccupied Kookaburra tree. Constantly changing position from branch to branch, they put on a choral performance of surprisingly subtle variations on a lovely melodic theme. For all I know, they ma
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
y have been telling me to Get Lost. But I considered their performance a gift of beauty and it remains a treasured memory.The next day,the group had vanished and has not been sighted since.
Several Kookaburra clans hold territories scattered across the valley below our house and in t
Several Kookaburra clans hold territories scattered across the valley below our house and in t
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
e foothills of the mountain range behind us. No doubt, their members include birds that were evicted as young adults by 'Old Dad' and 'Big Mama.' After this old pair went missing,their remaining offspring exhibited a dramatic change in behaviour. We humans waited anxiously to see if
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
they would stay,and whether they would breed.
The answer swept in on broad wings.She is a large female with a markedly narrow head that removes all doubt she is from a group genetically distinct from 'our' Kookas. From her first appearance, she has acted like an Empress,so we have not yet gi
The answer swept in on broad wings.She is a large female with a markedly narrow head that removes all doubt she is from a group genetically distinct from 'our' Kookas. From her first appearance, she has acted like an Empress,so we have not yet gi
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
en her a familiar name.(Out of her hearing, we call her 'Grabby.') As is the way of Kookaburras, the female is usually larger and, if getting ready to breed, is hungrier than the males.
Only two mature males are left in this group and the new Queen teased and tested them remorselessly. One f
Only two mature males are left in this group and the new Queen teased and tested them remorselessly. One f
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
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
llow we call 'Browntop'- for his distinctively dark head- doggedly courts this female with offerings of topside steak strips seized from the feeding benches my Bloke set up. (The meat is cut into grub-size strips, wrapped and refrigerated until needed.) Invariably, the seductive effor
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ts of Browntop were spurned, until yesterday, when I happened to be on feeding duty.
As usual, Browntop had escorted the big female to the first 'serving' but when she flew to the 'Gossip' tree, he remained. He seemed to be in a trance, ignoring the meat strip in my hand, even wh
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
n I flapped it against his beak. Suddenly he took off, brushing my hair with his wingtips. He had spotted a tiny lizard on the floor of the swimming pool, still empty after the cyclone. With the tasty morsel dangling from his beak, he landed beside the female and set up a raucous cackling in
.
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
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
which she joined before grabbing the lizard and gobbling it down. Seems the lady prefers her dinner warm. More likely, these animals were following the wisdom of instinct to eat a varied diet and ensure the nutrients needed for healthy offspring. Now we wait in hopes of hearing the 'f
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
utter of tiny wings' around October.
Footnote:This windspeed was recorded at the Bellinden Herr Tower 7 on 20/03/06. On Finders Reef the same morning, Larry's speed was clocked at 155 kmp. (Information sourced from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology)
© Dorothy Gauvi
Footnote:This windspeed was recorded at the Bellinden Herr Tower 7 on 20/03/06. On Finders Reef the same morning, Larry's speed was clocked at 155 kmp. (Information sourced from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology)
© Dorothy Gauvi
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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