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A reader recently commented that my articles didn't "wow" her.

Well, of course not -- my intention is not to impress or dazzle people!

My go

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

al is to provide useful information. And useful information can often be "unglamorous" because it is ... well... so utilitarian.

For instance

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

Examples of combination products may in

, someone recently asked about how best to build a list of contacts for her business.

She has started a new business and attends events to bu

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

ild her contact list. However, she finds that most people at these events tend to stick to others they already know.

Although she's not a shy

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

person, she found that breaking into these pre-formed groups was difficult.

My response is straight-forward:

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

Combination pro

rt with a clear idea of the kinds of contacts you're looking for.

Look for people you already know, who may be able to introduce you

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

to such contacts -- so you don't have to attend "events".

If you need to (or want to) attend events to find additional contacts, go

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

with a specific "agenda" so you can be focused and actually leverage the power of the pre-formed groups.

Here's what I m

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

ean:

Let's say you want to become a "preferred vendor" at companies or organizations, so you can provide your products or services t

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

o their employees.

You'd attend events with a specific goal of finding and compiling a list of contacts at these types of companies.

For exa

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

ple, if you were a coach or a massage therapist, wanting to find companies that offered coaching or massage at the workplace as employee benef

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

Following aspects would a

its, that's what you'd look for and ask about: Are there companies that do this? If so, which ones? And what's the process to become a "prefer

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

red vendor"? And so on.

Here's where the pre-formed groups can actually be helpful to you:

If you're able to introduce your

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

self to the group and ask your question, you'd be able to tap into the collective knowledge and network of the entire group -- not just one pe

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

rson.

If the groups seem to "tight", and you're unable to (or feel too awkward to) break in, consider asking the meeting organizer or someone

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

at the registration desk to get you started.

In most cases, this works very well, because meeting organizers want newcomers to feel welcome.

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

After all, they want their events to be successful!

Meeting organizers will most likely introduce you to a regular attendee, who will probab

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

ly know other regular attendees.

And once you meet one person in the "inner crowd", you can ask them to introduce you to others who can answe

.

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

r your questions and help you find what you need.

As you see, there are no bells or whistles here -- nothing to "wow" you!

However, the info

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

rmation is simple to understand, easy to use, and most importantly, gets you the results you want.

After all, isn't that what you really want

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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