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The rapid rise of email has left many people unsure of the correct protocol when writing a bu

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

siness letter. In fact there are a number of formats that can be used for professional busine

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

Examples of combination products may in

ss letters. One format is detailed below.

1. Your company’s name, address, telephone number

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 email address should be printed, including the company logo if applicable, or typed at 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

very top of the first page in the center of the letter. Do not include your own name or job

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

Combination pro

title here.

2. Following your company name and contact details leave two lines blank. On 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

left-hand side of the page type the reference number of the letter. Leave another two lines

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

lank and type the date (also on the left-hand side of the page), any standard date format is

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

acceptable. If there is no reference number just type the date.

3. After the date leave two

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

lines blank. On the left-hand side of the page type the name, job title and address of the pe

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

son you are writing to.

4. After the recipients address leave two lines blank. Type the open

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

Following aspects would a

ing salutation, e.g. Dear Mr. Doe.

5. Following the salutation write the body of the letter,

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

i.e. what you want to say to the recipient. Rather than indents, use block style for paragra

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

phs. Open the letter by indicating the reason for the letter, e.g. ‘With reference to your le

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

ter dated… I am writing to confirm that I will be pleased to…' Use formal language, e.g. use

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

‘I will’ rather than ‘I'll.’

6. End the letter with a closing salutation. If you used the na

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

me of the person to begin the letter then close by stating ‘Sincerely’ or ‘Yours sincerely.’

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

f you began the letter with ‘Dear Sir/Madam’ then the letter is closed ‘Yours faithfully.’

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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

. Under the closing salutation write your signature. Under your signature type your name and

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

job title.

Following these guidelines will ensure you produce a professional business letter

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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