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This is one of the most talked about business topic of our times and Machiavelli has talked at length about outsou

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

rcing in his book. According to him outsourcing of military functions to Mercenaries and auxiliaries are no good a

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

Examples of combination products may in

nd a prince should maintain a central control over the army.

“Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangero

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

us; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, a

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

mbitious and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither th

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

Combination pro

e fear of God nor fidelity to men, and destruction is deferred only so long as the attack is; for in peace one is

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

robbed by them, and in war by the enemy” ( Machiavelli, Chapter 12)

This explanation doesn’t hold in today’s busi

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

ness world where most companies are outsourcing their operations to improve the bottom line. In fact the companies

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

have moved one step ahead of what Machiavelli thought – they have built supply chains with outsourcing companies.

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

Today in the business world Wal-Mart is not competing with Macy’s but the supply chain of Macy’s is competing wit

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

the supply chain of Wal-Mart. The dangers enumerated by Machiavelli are not present as the companies have far gre

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

Following aspects would a

ater control over the outsourcing companies than he thought prince can have on the mercenaries. The business of th

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e outsourcing company depends upon the retail company and all the products are manufactured as per the retail comp

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

any’s specifications.

Secondly the companies are intelligently segregating the core activities from other activit

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

ies and only focus on managing the core activities. Wal-Mart core strength is not manufacturing of its product but

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

the efficiency of its supply chain which brings the cost down due to mass purchase and low cost logistics. This c

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ost is passed on the final customers in its stores.

One caveat probably all outsourcing company can take from boo

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

k is – “A prince ought to take care never to make an alliance with one more powerful than himself for the purpose

.

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

of attacking others, unless necessity compels him, as is said above; because if he conquers you are at his discret

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ion, and princes ought to avoid as much as possible being at the discretion of any one”. ( Machiavelli, Chapter 16

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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