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I can’t tell you how many times I have chatted with a business owner who is just learning to network or who has just joined a networking organiza

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

tion. Usually they call me because someone has said to them, “You need to find out how to network properly.” This comment is typically in respo

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

Examples of combination products may in

nse to the method that the unschooled person (newbie)is using when they think they are networking.

First, let’s get one thing straight. Network

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

ng is the business tool that is used to develop relationships. Relationships are the foundation from which business springs. Networking is not

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

selling a product or service; this is where, for many, the confusion begins.

To the newbie I will often explain that the best way to develop a s

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

Combination pro

rong relationship is to help others. Emphatically they say, “But I am going to help them. My ____________ is going to make them __________! In

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

other words, the newbie thinks that “helping” is encouraging their target to their purchase their offering. They couldn’t be more wrong.

When s

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

anding nose-to-nose with this new person, buying something is probably the last thing the business person wants to do. This is especially true if

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

there is a high level of confidence needed to purchase the offering. Trust and confidence take time to develop. Instead, the newbie needs to a

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

k questions and listen, attempting to find out what the person in front of them is trying to accomplish. In fact, the conversation might not eve

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

n focus on the newbie or their product at all. Instead, the newbie’s sole offering at that moment might just be their undivided attention. And

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

Following aspects would a

even if that is all they can give at this point in their career - that’s a huge start.

As the newbie develops into a better networker, they will

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

begin to realize how to help others - really help - rather than just trying to sell their wares. They might know someone to introduce to the bus

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

iness person or they might want to invite them to a meeting they are planning to attend. What they may not realize is that the person opposite t

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

em is listening to their needs too. Because the newbie is not selling, the business person does not have to be defensive. They will have their

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

ears open as to how the newbie can be helped. In time they may, or may not, want to make a purchase. But if not, they probably will be willing

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

o help connect their new, and now better known associate with others who actually do need and want the product.

As time and relationships evolve

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

, the newbie will no longer be just that. Instead, they will become accomplished networker. Others will be sent to them for networking educatio

.

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 whole circle will continue to grow until the network become stronger than the individuals. Products and services will be sold, but now –

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

thanks to this new outlook - it will be someone else helping to sell those products or services rather than the former newbie having to do it all

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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