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Last week a friend of mine asked what all the letters and abbreviations after my name were after I sent him an e-mail. For reference, my e-m

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

ail signature looks like this:

Brian Block, Esq., REALTOR / Attorney

ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI, SRES

Block Real Estate

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

Examples of combination products may in

Group, LLC

So here's an explanation of all of these designations:

Esq. -- This is short for Esquire. In the U.

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

S. it generally may be assumed that, when "Esq." appears on business cards or stationery, the man or woman so identified is a member of the b

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. I am a licensed Virginia attorney and a member of the Virginia State Bar.

ABR -- short for Accredited Buyer Representat

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

Combination pro

ive. To achieve this designation, Realtors must complete and pass the exam for a two full day course on all aspects of buyer representation

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

and document a qualifying number of buyer transactions. ABRs maintain membership in the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council and keep up to dat

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 on important developments in buyer agency.

CRS -- short for Certified Residential Specialist. This is like the graduate

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

egree of the real estate industry. Less than 4% of Realtors nationwide have earned the CRS designation through significant experience, rigor

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

ous educational requirements (over 60 hours of classes), and demonstrated sales volume. The training involves all aspects of real estate wit

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

h a strong focus on technology and customer service. CRS Realtors can attend the yearly ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

40" target="_blank">Sell-a-Bration conference to continue their education and learn from other experienced CRS Realtors.

e-PRO
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
trong> -- denotes an Internet Professional Realtor and signifies that the Realtor completed extensive training on using the web and is prepar
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ed to employ the latest techniques and services fro the benefit of clients.

GRI -- short for Graduate Realtor Institute. T
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
o earn the GRI designation, Realtors must complete over 90 hours of specialized real estate courses. A Realtor who earns the GRI designation
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
has shown his or her commitment to the industry and towards serving the client.

SRES -- short for Seniors Real Estate Spec
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
alist. This specialized course of study focuses on real estate issues that are important to senior citizens, including retirement, reverse m
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ortgages, downsizing, health care, and IRAs. After completing this course, an SRES Realtor is uniquely suited for helping senior citizens an
.

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
d their families with their specialized real estate needs.

When choosing a Realtor to help you with your real estate needs, it is important
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
to look at their designations and ask about their continued education and commitment to keeping up to date with the latest news and practices

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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