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According to the Travel Industry Association of America 19% of all pet owners take their pets with

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

them when they are traveling, up 3% since 2002. The majority of these trips are by car with 6% b

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

Examples of combination products may in

air. An amazing 29% of dog owners and their dogs are staying in dog friendly hotels.

And hotels

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

are taking notice by offering unprecedented services such as special dog packages, concierges that

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

cater to your dog, and pet massages. And dogs, my Berry and Wanda included, are lapping up these

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

Combination pro

new dog amenities.

Many hotels and motels are realizing that accepting dogs is usually not a prob

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

em. In fact many are noticing that those traveling with their dogs tend to be much more considera

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

e guests.

While motels such as Motel 6, Red Roof Inns, and La Quinta Inns have long been dog frie

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

dly upscale hotels like Starwood Resorts, Four Seasons, and the Ritz-Carlton are jumping on the ba

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

ndwagon. (you can read about our experience with the Four Seasons here). Each of these hotels off

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

r Pet VIP programs that cater to their canine guests with special pet menus, dog beds, special wel

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

Following aspects would a

ome “doggie bags” and even concierge services during your dog’s stay.

The leader in the high-end

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

otel market is the Loews Hotel Chain. The “Loews Loves Pets” program has been around since 2000.

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

Loews has even introduced learning vacations for dogs and their owners. Activities include surfi

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

g camp, guided hikes with a personal trainer, and even a “Hound of Music” trip where dogs can howl

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

on their own CD.

So when planning your next vacation, bring your dog along. Your dog is part of

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

he family, and I know from experience that you can really have a fantastic vacation with your dog(

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

s).

If you are thinking about hitting the road with your dog be sure to check out my book, How To

.

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

Travel With Your Dog which can be found at http://www.spoilyourdog.com. You’ll learn everything y

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

u need to know about traveling with your dog from my years of experience of traveling with my dogs

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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