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Microsoft has designated 2 levels of compatibility for the Windows Vista release. These 2 levels refer to hardware that will support Windows Vista to varying degrees. The

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

se levels are designated Windows Vista Capable and Windows Vista Premium.

Windows Vista Capable PC
Windows Vista capable, means that your present hardware

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

Examples of combination products may in

eets the absolute minimum requirements install and run Windows Vista.

A modern processor (at least 800MHz).
512 MB of system memory.
A graphics proce

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

ssor that is DirectX 9 capable, with a minimum of 64mb of RAM.

Windows Vista Premium Ready PC
A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC, means your hardware

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

eets the minimum requirements to use most additional features of Windows Vista that enhances the user experience. In other words, the higher minimum requirements will imp

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

Combination pro

rove the system performance and enhance advanced media such as Windows Aero. These are the recommended minimum requirements.

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)

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

processor).

1 GB of system memory.

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixe

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

40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.

DVD-ROM Drive.

Audio output capability.

Internet access capability.

Summary

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

The biggest difference between Windows Vista and Windows XP are the system memory and video requirements. Windows XP will run well with 128 MB video card and 1 GB of sy

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

stem RAM. Ironically that should be considered the minimum to install Windows Vista.

Windows Vista is much more graphic intensive than Windows XP and creates a richer me

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

ia experience. Of course these requirements increase the cost of hardware needed to run Windows Vista. For those who have been dragging there feet on the video and RAM fr

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

Following aspects would a

nt have the media creators and PC gamers to blame for the extra cost.

If you have read some of my other computer articles or guides you will already know that I never re

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

commend using advertised minimum hardware requirements. When you read the words "minimum requirements", the bare minimum is what you get. Any time you upgrade a PC to the

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

minimum recommended requirements the results will always be a disappointing. With that in mind, my recommendations for installing Windows Vista are the following.

Re

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

comended

2 GHz +, 64 bit or Duel Core processor (Intel Duo Core or AMD X2 for Gaming)
2 GB +, of matching system RAM
256 MB +, ATI or nVidia grap

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

ics card (not integrated on board)

40 GB +, Hard Disk (15 GB free space required for Vista install)

CD-DVD ROM

Other required hardware should be obvious.

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

Take note that video integrated on to the motherboard is NOT recommended. Integrated video uses system RAM which robs your system of resources and increases your m

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

mory requirements. Also there are add-on video cards that use system RAM and have very little memory of there own. When buying an add-on video card read the memory specif

.

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

ications very carefully.

Windows Vista will run smoothly on a PC meeting these recommendations. Most users will only need to upgrade their video card and add system RAM.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Windows Vista supports most of the same hardware that Windows XP supports. Motherboards, Modems, Ethernet, Hard Disks and other common hardware in use today are supported

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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