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The reason why many entrepreneurs join business networking groups is to gain visibility and obtain referrals. These indeed are very important since they sav

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

e them the hustle of resorting to the other two remaining options to get business and which are either making cold calls, which is very tough and has very l

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

Examples of combination products may in

w success rate, or launching marketing campaign which are often too expensive for new entrepreneurs and do not yield a guaranteed return on investment

On t

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 other hand, effective networking can lead to word of mouth advertisement which in turn often translates into passing referrals. The two most important adv

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

ntages of word of mouth advertisement are that it has a very high success rate and it is very cost effective.

Taking into considerations all that has been

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

Combination pro

tated above it is clear now that most of us would benefit tremendously by getting referrals. Yet few of us actually do obtain them. In fact, only effective

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

etworkers know how to adopt the right attitude within their networking group in order to get the right results.

Individuals who are successful in getting r

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

eferrals usually tend to be people who enjoy giving before taking. They take genuine interest in other members’ business activities and do their best to hel

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

them succeed. Also, they do not expect immediate return of favor after they pass a referral to one of the members and they make sure to stay active within

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

heir network in order to gain visibility and credibility. They are generous with their time and expertise and actively build a solid business network.

More

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

ver, successful networkers make it easy for the other members of their business network to know and remember their activity. You can achieve the same object

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

Following aspects would a

ve by following these easy steps:

1. Go through your business activity one more time: clearly state its nature, products and services, define who your cust

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

mers are and what makes you different from the competition. Provide references whenever it is possible.
2. Attend as many group events as possible. Net

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

orking is invaluable.
3. Make your relationship with the rest of the group members personal. Do not restrict meetings to networking events.
4. Do

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

not try to sell your services to the members of your network, or you might turn them off completely.
5. Build trust, allow relationships to mature

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

But what do you do when you meet competitors within your own networking group? One way of handling the situation is to shy away from interacting with them a

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

d consider them as direct adversaries. Another one, which you might find more helpful, is to use fruitful collaboration as an antidote to sterile competitio

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

. You might find it more useful to identify collaboration opportunities, exchange views about issues of mutual interest, send business that you cannot or do

.

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

not want to handle to your competitors and overall make sure you adopt a positive attitude. This way your “adversaries” will also be sending you referrals.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Keep in mind that referrals are the most cost-effective way of growing your business and they make it worth conforming to the rules of successful networking

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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