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Stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, thats what the sales workout is all about! This new workout is a great way to increase sales and burn some calories,

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

all in a days work!

Stand Up!
I had quite the epiphany a few weeks ago. I was getting less and less motivated as the day went on. I spend the majority

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

Examples of combination products may in

of the day on the phone and I found by about 2pm, I may as well have called it quits for the day. Everytime the phone rang I would get more and more resentfu

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

, which is a terrible thing since I, more or less, make money on every phone call I take (not really, its more of a numbers game, but you get the idea). I wa

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

ted to find a way to stay on my game all day and make every minute count. Then I remembered a line in the movie 'Boiler Room' when Ben Affleck says “stand up

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

Combination pro

, move around, motion creates emotion”; he is in reference to making sales calls in this scene. So I decided to put it to the test. I banned myself from sit

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

ing for a good 2 or 3 hours one afternoon and my productivity went through the roof! Everyday since then I have blocked off 2.5 hours in the morning and 2.5

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

ours in the afternoon to stand up, dial, and smile! I have had the most productive few weeks than I have had in a while!

Here is a trick to get yourself sta

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

ted on the right foot in the morning. Let's call this part 'stretching'. I read this from another sales author, and I would like to give him or her credit,

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

but I can't remember where I saw it or who wrote it! He/she said to do 5 calls by 9am to get your blood going and get used to being on the phone for the day.

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

He/she called it the '5 by 9'. Everyday I write out a little note that says '5 by 9' and put it by the phone. Then I put a check mark for every call I make

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

Following aspects would a

until 9am. When I hit the 5 calls (which is usually by about 8:58 a.m., I can't lie) I sit back, log on to Dilbert.com, check my email, go through my voicema

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

l, do all that less-productive stuff, then I start hitting the phones again at 9:20am or 9:30am.

Sit Down!
Incidentially, the same week I had the 'stand

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

up' epiphany, I was listening to a Brian Tracy audio program called 'The Psychology of Selling' and he talks about the importance of sitting down when you ar

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

selling in person. He says that standing up during a sales meeting cheapens your product or service considerably. I don't do a lot of in-person sales, 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

can think about all the times I have bought larger ticket items (like a house for example) and the sales consultants always have you come in their office, si

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

down, they usually get you a beverage, then you go over the paperwork in a relaxed environment. If I was a bettin' man, I would think that standing during a

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

presentation makes the buyer feel more rushed, like the sales person doesn't really have time for you and wants to get on to the next customer.

Summary

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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

In addition to making more money, you will also strengthen those quads and have more energy following my new sales workout! Try it for a week and see what yo

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

r numbers look like! I can guarantee that you will see results that fast! Share your results with me! I would love to hear them. Dale@SmallBiz-Mechanic.co

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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