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Marketers take note. Print is dead or dying. There are too many alternatives that are cheaper, more effective and

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

easy to track.

I receive several print trade mags. They usually go right into the recycling bin. Not only do I

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

Examples of combination products may in

not have time to read them, by the time the publication gets to me, I've already read a blog, scanned an RSS feed

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

, or read an online case study. That also means I ignore any and all print advertising. This includes direct mail

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

, magazine advertisements, and newspaper ads. The phone book even goes directly into the recycling bin.

The noti

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

Combination pro

n that print is dead is scary to a lot of marketers; they know print, are comfortable with it, and most important

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

ly, they usually don't usually have accountability for getting results. Marketers can't tell their clients any mo

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

re that it's hard to track the effectiveness of print campaigns because they are increasing brand awareness. The

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

advent of online advertising and marketing techniques means that campaigns are 100% trackable.

Does this mean pa

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

per publications are going away? No. But print advertising should. When was the last time you paid attention to a

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

print ad? This also goes for TV and radio advertising. With DVRs and satellite radio subscriptions, users are el

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

Following aspects would a

iminating advertising from their content.

The advent of Web 2.0 has dramatically changed the landscape of online

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

advertising too. Online advertising spending continues to rise but the dollars aren't going to banner ads, they

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

are going to content creation through blogs, email blasts, case studies, articles, webinars and optimized press r

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

eleases. Smart marketers are also using social networking tools to get the word out. Whether it's a MySpace page,

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

tools like Digg and Del.icio.us or forums, advertisers are flocking to these free and effective tools. Send out

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

an email newsletter and you'll know exactly who opened, when, and whether or not they clicked-through, printed th

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

e newsletter, forwarded it on to a friend, or filled out a contact form.

Smart marketers are embracing new techn

.

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

iques like blogs, podcasts, vlogs, email, RSS, and social media marketing to get the word out on their products a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

nd services. Get with the program, and you'll not only reach more users, you'll have the opportunity to prove ROI

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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