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In the long term, the ailing organisation needs to build a strong brand name as it will help to strengthen the company’s future prosperity. The American Marke

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

ting Association defines a brand as a name, term, sign, symbol or design or a combination of them, intended to identify the goods or services of one seller

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

Examples of combination products may in

or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors.

Customers can only remember a limited a number of brands in their minds. Brands help

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

the customers to remember the products. Thus, when you think of Mercedes, it suggests luxury, success, prestige, fast speed, well engineered, customer servi

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

ce par excellence and good resale value in Singapore. When you think of Volvo, you think of safety, thanks to the solid-as-a-tank bodywork. When you think o

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

Combination pro

Nike, you might think of Michael Jordon or “Just Do It”. When you think of Hamburgers, you may recall McDonalds, soft drinks, you think of Coke and fried c

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

hicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Customers are attached to the loyalty of the brand rather than the company’s name. A brand is merely an idea and the only pla

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

ce that it exists is the mind. Logos, tag lines, designs etc are only the physical expression of a brand. Companies with powerful brands can command a price

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

premium and have a competitive advantage. To build the brand name, you need to define an idea that is relevant to your target audience and next develop prog

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

rams to best communicate the brand message to your target audience.

In very competitive markets such as consumer packaged goods companies, Nabiscos, Quaker O

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

ts, Gatorades are losing their lustre. Consumers are no longer willing to pay a premium for branded goods. Companies with big brands should also focus on buil

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

Following aspects would a

ding better relationships with suppliers and retailers to improve the supply chain and maximize profits. You just cannot think of selling products. You have

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

to think about selling solutions. This may include ready meals for working mothers, ready to go breakfast bars, events and ambience.

Brand name is the onl

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

asset that your competition cannot destroy without your help. Yet, many companies lost their customers not because of product, quality, features or even pr

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

ice. As a matter of fact, their products were well made, up-to-date and reasonably priced. However, customers find it difficult to do business with these comp

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

nies. There were errors in delivery, billing system was complicated and customer service was atrocious.

You need to deliver what you promise and say so in

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

your brand. This means a variety of conveniences for customers to do business with you. It means that you can accept customers’ order when it is convenient

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

for them and easy for them to check the status. It means that orders are worded in customer terminology and billing is easy to understand. It also means tha

.

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

the customers can call upon you whenever they need help without going through the hassle and different levels of approval. It also means that there are no

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

hidden costs to the customers.

It is therefore not enough to tell people how great your brand is, you need to live out the brand and deliver what you promise

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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