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You've just taken some plywood, 2x4 studs, 2x12 header material and some house wrap and transformed them into a wall. Its time to take the fruits of your labor and raise that wall off the deck. Having the ri

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

ght steps in place and making the right moves will make this task go smoothly and safely.

There are a couple of procedures that are done during the framing of the wall that play an important part in raising

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

Examples of combination products may in

it. Before an exterior wall is framed, a chalk line is snapped on the deck. If it is a 2x4 wall with 1/2" sheathing, this line will be 4 inches off the edge of the deck. After the wall is framed and before a

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

ny wall sheathing is nailed to it, the edge of the bottom plate is brought to the line. The end of the wall is brought to the edge of the deck. Once the frame is put in place, it is toe nailed with 8d nails

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

n the inside of the bottom plate. Not only do these hold the wall in place when squaring up the wall, but also keep the wall on the line when raising it.

Once the wall is sheathed with plywood, insulation b

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

Combination pro

ard, foam board and covered with house wrap you are ready to raise it. In preparation to lift the wall one must be able to get their hands under the top plate. Using a straight claw hammer or a prybar under

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

the top plate, lift the wall high enough to slip a 2x4 flat under it. This inch and a half space gives you enough room for your hands.

If your raising a second story wall it is a good idea to nail stopping

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

locks to the rim joists. One of the last things you want is the wall being pushed off the edge of the deck. These are scrap pieces of lumber nailed the rim joist with 16d nails. Ideally these should be 16 to

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

18 inches long and nailed the full width of the joist with 4 16d nails. The balance of the board will stick up above the deck. Put these blocks at each end of the wall. On longer walls you may want to add o

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

e to the middle.

Before raising the wall, have all of your bracing material on hand. On a windy day you will want to brace the wall in place as soon as possible. Have enough braces (2x4's) to have them nail

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

d on about every 10 feet. You will need blocks to nail to the deck to anchor the braces. These need to be about 20" long and get nailed to the deck through the plywood and into the floor joists with 16d nail

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

Following aspects would a

s. The nails need to go into the joists or there is the risk of the bracing failing in the case of high winds.

Bracing on the ends of the walls can be nailed on before it is raised. Nail one end of a 2x4 (w

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ll stud) about one third of the way down from the top plate, again using 16d nails. Start a nail at the other end of the 2x4 so when the wall is stood up, all one has to do is drive the nail into the rim joi

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

st to brace the end of the wall.

With all materials and safeguards in place you can now raise the wall. A good rule of thumb for raising a wall is a set of hands every 8 to 10 feet. This gives everyone a co

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

fortable weight to lift. To save your back, use your legs in the lifting process as much as possible.

Once the wall is raised, nail off the end braces to the rim joists. Next, nail the braces to a stud or w

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

ndow opening about a third of the way down from the top plate, about every 8 to 10 feet apart. Next, nail the blocks to the deck alongside the braces that were just nailed the the wall, being sure to catch t

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

he floor joists with the nails. With the wall as close to plumb as possible, nail off the anchor end of the brace to the block on the deck. It is important to use 16d nails for all of these steps.

After the

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

wall is raised and braced, the final step is to nail the bottom plate of the wall to the deck. Push or pull the wall to the chalk line that was snapped on the deck. The 8d toe nails and the stopping blocks s

.

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

hould have kept the wall very close to this line. Once the plate is brought to the line, nail it off with 16d nails, being sure to hit either the rim joist or a floor joist. You can now walk away and start a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

other wall.

Remember, homebuilding can be a dangerous and risky occupation or activity. Always exercise caution and safety in all aspects of the construction process.

Mike Merisko (C) 2006

www.sawkerfs.co

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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