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By the time you read this, the 2007 RRSP deadline will have passed. So why would you want to read another article on RRSP’s and their merits? Now is the perfect time to start planning for 2008 contr

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

ibutions. Many people seem to think that you can only contribute to your RRSP plan from January 1st to March 1st. In fact, you can do so throughout the year. While financial planners might argue th

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

Examples of combination products may in

t you would make more money investing outside of your RRSP, most of us lack the research time and knowledge to invest wisely. As a result, RRSP’s are better than not saving for your retirement.

The

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 are different viewpoints on whether you should pay down your mortgage or contribute to your RRSP first. Which gives you the best monetary advantage? Should you consider taking out some equity you’

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

e gained in your home and purchase RRSP’s and other investments? One strategy is Fraser Smith’s “Smith Manoeuvre” which takes money from your house to invest and makes your mortgage tax deductible.

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

Combination pro

ecently, Craig Alexander, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist for TD Bank Financial Group visited Calgary. When asked these questions, Alexander’s standard bank answer was, “For several years

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

now, banks have pushed the idea that you should contribute to your RRSP and then use the refund cheque to pay down. This way you pay down both.“

While this statement rings true, do you get more ba

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

g for your buck that way? Think about it. Banks want you to invest in their RRSP’s and to take your time paying down your mortgage. They make significant income from the interest you pay them every

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

onth. Should you be asking your bank for financial advice? Remember that the person behind the desk gets paid by the bank, therefore, they tend to put the bank’s interests first. Look to a trusted,

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

ndependent financial planner to give you a more unbiased point of view.

Is Calgary’s Housing Bubble Going to Burst?

Is it safe to take equity out of your house for investment purposes? What if the

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

Calgary housing bubble bursts and property values drop? There is a certain amount of risk in this as real estate prices can fall. In the past year, this has happened in California and several other

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

Following aspects would a

American states.

Craig Alexander from TD Bank Financial Group addressed this question and believes the Calgary housing market will not burst and will experience a soft landing. The reasons he state

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

for his opinion were clear. In California, the housing market was heavily influenced by speculators: people buying homes for investment purposes. “When economic conditions are booming, it can also

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

reate the perfect breeding ground for speculative price bubbles to form. That’s because in such an environment, housing market participants are at greater risk of developing a case of irrational exu

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

erance, especially if they expect that such exorbitant price gains will continue indefinitely.”

In California, 43% of home buyers were speculators while here in Calgary, only 10% are.. In addition,

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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

Alexander stated that the massive influx of people moving to Calgary and all of Alberta from other provinces stimulated a genuine tight housing market and drove prices up last year. As a result, hou

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

sing prices won’t drop drastically as there is huge demand for homes. Recently the Calgary Real Estate Board predicted that single family homes would increase in value by 7?% and condos by 9% in 200

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

. Real estate continues to be a good investment in the Calgary market. You certainly won’t get that kind of return on your investment from your bank account.

No matter what your viewpoint is on th

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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

se issues, an undeniable truth is that you need to save for your retirement. How you do this is a matter of choice. Consult an independent financial planner you trust. Lines of credit, second mortga

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

es or switching your first mortgage are strategies for doing equity take-outs. . If you choose to do an this, call your favourite independent mortgage consultant to find out the best way to do this

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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