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As a single working mom/struggling writer I'm always looking for ways to save money. Many writers probably use the office printer and copier, or "borrow" the occasional legal pad or pen from the office supply cabinet from time t

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

o time. Here are some tips that really helped when I was sinking in quicksand financially:

1. Free Business Cards.

Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for fancy business cards with your book imprinted on them, use www.vist

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

Examples of combination products may in

print.com to print free business cards (you only pay for shipping). They have a number of templates you can choose from and their tiny one-line advertising blurb will appear on the back of the card. People will not care. They

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

will likely want to order from vista Print themselves! All your business card needs is your contact information.

2. Convert files to .pdf for free.

Many people purchase expensive Adobe Writer or similar programs to convert Wo

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

d and other documents to a .pdf file. Instead, go to www.pdfonline.com. You can upload your document (2 meg. size limit) and it will be converted to .pdf and emailed back to you, all within minutes. This is a free service!

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

Combination pro

. Post Office Box

Writers love to rent a post office box to retain their privacy. In order to save money, share a post office box with someone you trust who lives nearby. Rent the smallest box you can afford to rent and make

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

ure to stop by every day so the box doesn't get too packed with stuff.

4. Free Websites.

Use free websites; no one cares if there is a banner on your webpage. I use www.godaddy.com. Some free websites have space limitations

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

and for that you can simply convert files to .pdf to save space. I have an electronic media kit as a pdf file that contains book covers, purchase information, reviews, etc. It takes up very little space.

5. Free Faxes.

Th

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

re is no need to purchase a fax machine, run up phone bills each time you send or receive a fax, sneak and use the office fax machine or run to Mail Boxes Etc. each time you need to receive a fax. Visit www.efax.com. You will

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

be provided with your fax number. When people send you a fax, that fax will be converted into a graphic image that will then be emailed to your email account. You simply open the file but first you have do to a one-time insta

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

lation of their software program that opens the file (also free). If you also want to be able to send faxes from your computer, it will cost a monthly fee of about $10-12.

6. Book, E-book and Magazine Exchanges.

Do book excha

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

Following aspects would a

ges with other writers - what you no longer want, they may need and vice-versa! Also, don't forget the library as a wonderful source of many books and several great magazines for writers. Also, visit the websites of magazines;

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

they often have archives or articles from current issues available for free.

7. Multi-Author Events.

Organize a multi-author book signing, reading or similar event and let all authors share the cost of space rental, refreshme

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

nts, advertising, etc. Find a writer in the same genre and go on a local book tour together.

8. Share Subscriptions.

Share the cost of online or print subscriptions with another local writer you trust or exchange publication

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

once you are through reading them. For example, have one person subscribe to Writer's Marklet and have the others reimburse for their share. Everyone gets the id and password and saves money!

9. Printing Tips.

Try to print

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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

s little as you need to, and make sure to print in DRAFT mode to save ink. You may find it actually cheaper to print from your computer to your local Kinko's using software you can pick up on a cd from them for free. It's chea

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

er to have them print your 100 page book draft than for you to go through 2 toner cartridges. You can upload and order the printing and then you need to give them a 4-hour turnaround time, though sometimes it's quicker. Or

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

, go there in person of course with your cd or diskette to have them print it.

10. Share Advertising and Event Costs.

If you are advertising your book, work with other local writers and design a flyer showing all authors' boo

.

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

s that all of you can distribute. That's more coverage for all of you. Also, share a booth or tent at a book fair with other authors and divide the cost.

These are just a few ways in which writers can save money on their own

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

and by working with other local writers they have some to know and trust. So take these ideas to your local writers group and see what other ideas you can come up with together! If you have tips to share, I'd love to hear them

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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