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I recently read a book titled “Why Women Shop” by Minahan and Beverland. An appropriate topic as companies and businesses r

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

ace to snag the female market. It is common knowledge that women are a formidable force in purchasing products not only for

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

Examples of combination products may in

themselves, but also on behalf of their family. The old worn stereotype of the na?ve and gullible female shopper just does

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

n’t wash anymore.

I think women have always been knowledgeable and astute shoppers. Today, however, women are independent

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

shoppers, making decision on major purchases without a male insight (except for the sales assistant of course). Women are t

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

Combination pro

he major decision makers when it comes to running the home. They decide if they get a gardener, cleaner, or nanny to make t

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

heir home run more smoothly or mothers decide on what tutor, school or music teacher their children need. Yet why do advert

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

sers still miss the mark?

There is a very recent television commercial from a major car dealer. The advertisement is aimed

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

at the female market and two young females can be seen shopping for a car. One girl chooses a car by selecting it off the

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

rack, as she would if she was selecting some piece of clothing. She takes her ‘car’ to the change room and emerges later dr

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

iving her car of choice. She finally asks the salesman if the car comes in the colour red. Is this just cute or degrading?

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

Following aspects would a

The book, “Why Women Shop”, interestingly divided the female market into 5 types of shoppers. Can you see yourself here?

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

The Lone Browser – she can wander around for hours, soaking up the latest trends
Ms Grab and G

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

o – time poor, quick and targeted in her purchasing

The Retail Therapy Seeker – seeking company and pur

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

hases to fulfil her inner needs (or just needs to take time out from the kids, I think!)

The Girl’s Day Out

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

shopper – shops in packs, is happy and relaxed, wears sensible shoes and carries numerous bags

The Hunter

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

– alert, serious and focused on finding a bargain

While this goes some way to providing descriptors for the var

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

ying female market, there is still some need to address the generational and lifestyle differences of female shoppers. We a

.

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

re all persuaded differently and have different experiences depending our expectations and needs at the time. If there was

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

an easy answer to the question of why women shop, or why anyone shops, then the art of attracting customers would be simple

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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