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Top Adding - Writing: Fact Or Fiction?
Nearly everyone who wants to be a writer looks at the fiction market as being the way to go - but another, vast market exists. What is it? Let's find out.
The minute
The minute
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
you mention that you're a writer you nearly always get the same reaction. It goes something like this: 'Do you write crime thrillers/science fiction/romance/spy stor
; 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
es etc .etc. etc.' I was pleasantly surprised recently when someone I met at a writer's circle said 'I don't write fiction.' We had a very interesting conversation, t
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
e essence of which was this -
The fiction market is absolutely crammed with writers: established A-listers, journeyman B-listers and aspiring hopefuls or those with
The fiction market is absolutely crammed with writers: established A-listers, journeyman B-listers and aspiring hopefuls or those with
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
maybe just one or two minor pieces published. In other words - it's a buyer's market. That's why this person writes factual books. Fiction publishers have their pick
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
f the crop and can afford to be as choosy as they wish.
In a way you can't blame them: the cost of promoting an unknown author can be very high indeed and publishers
In a way you can't blame them: the cost of promoting an unknown author can be very high indeed and publishers
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
are a notoriously hard-headed bunch. After all, an editor of any publishing house is responsible to the owners for turning a profit. It's a business, pure and simple.
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
Factual books are a different matter. I would not suggest for one moment that publishers of factual books - and they range from cookbooks to erudite tomes on some v
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ry rarified subjects - are any less business-oriented. It's just that writers of such books are noticeably thinner on the ground than fiction writers, making the chan
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
es of publishing success that much more favourable.
Indeed, many fiction writers also write factual books. George MacDonald Fraser, the author of the hugely successf
Indeed, many fiction writers also write factual books. George MacDonald Fraser, the author of the hugely successf
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
l 'Flashman' series of fiction books, also wrote several factual (and entertaining) books such as 'The Steel Bonnets' and 'Quartered Safe Out Here'. His 'McAuslan' s
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
eries are a thinly-disguised autobiographical account of his time in the army and bridge the gap between fact and fiction.
What does this suggest? Perhaps that even
What does this suggest? Perhaps that even
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
uch a successful fiction writer as Fraser discovered the market for factual books?
Whatever the reason for Fraser's decision, the fact remains that books written abo
Whatever the reason for Fraser's decision, the fact remains that books written abo
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
t factual subjects sell. So how can you break into the market? First requirement: know your subject. This may seem obvious but you simply cannot write a factual book
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
by picking up bits of knowledge from the internet and hoping to appear to be an expert. However, if you have been, let's say, a financial analyst, or a pro football p
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
ayer, or maybe just a lifelong gardener, you may well be qualified to write a book.
Second requirement: know how to write. This is where a lot of would-be writers bl
Second requirement: know how to write. This is where a lot of would-be writers bl
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
w out their cheeks and adopt a rueful expression: ah, if only I could write . . .
If you simply cannot write, consider a ghostwriter. These are people who will turn
If you simply cannot write, consider a ghostwriter. These are people who will turn
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
your knowledge and expertise into a manuscript that will meet the requirements of publishers, yet put your name on the dustjacket. It may not be your ideal way of see
.
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
ng you name in print but it's an avenue to consider.
If, however, you possess the ability and the knowledge of your subject, why not try writing a factual book? Writ
If, however, you possess the ability and the knowledge of your subject, why not try writing a factual book? Writ
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
ng courses and classes are readily available and you might find you possess more ability than you thought! The market is there for you - go out and get a piece of it
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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