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In 2004, Enquiro.com conducted a study of the search behaviors of men vs. women. They found that women spend more time in their searches and at specific sites. The study

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

also revealed that women tend to be more deliberate in reading search results, linger longer at sites and have a greater satisfaction in the overall shopping experience. An

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

Examples of combination products may in

ther study conducted by iProspect.com revealed that women are more apt to click the paid search advertising because they find it more relevant to their searches than do men

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

WebProNews - July 14, 2004).

What does this mean? It means that if we understand the searching and shopping patterns of our target audience we are better able to create ma

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

keting strategies to effectively drive traffic to our sites. Don’t yet have a website?

Electronic commerce or ecommerce is used to describe doing business over the Interne

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

Combination pro

. Selling products and services to customers over the Internet can be accomplished a number of ways and various levels of sophistication.

The first thing you need is a prof

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

ssional Web site with its own domain name. You need to design and promote a Web site. You'll need access to expertise that can regularly design and maintain this Web site fo

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

you. A good website which gets visitors to return is constantly evolving and therefore, require ongoing attention. There are thousands of resources available for you to tak

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

advantage of, many of which are free. You can surf the Internet for what you need or you can simply visit www.WECAI.org to see the many resources we have listed. We have re

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

ources for guests and if you are a member we have even more resources to help you get started. In fact, you can search our domain registry and purchase your own unique domai

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

name at www.wecaidomains.com.

Developing a business over the Internet requires many of the same major activities as starting any other business. You need a business plan,

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

Following aspects would a

omething to sell such as a product or service; you need customers and you may even need financial backing to get started. In addition, you need to market products to your cu

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

tomers, exceptional customer service practices and many other resources just as you do with traditional bricks and mortar enterprises. They may include inventory, fulfillmen

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

, shipping banking relationships and more.

Your store will need a "merchant" account, or the ability to process your customers' credit card transactions over the Internet.

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

his includes needing a "secure server," (security certificate such as Versign or Geotrust) so that thieves cannot gain access to your customers credit information. Your merc

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

ant processing can be as simple as accepting payments through PayPal or as complex as a custom designed shopping cart system you pay for.

Getting a Merchant Account - If yo

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

have a good relationship with your bank and they don't require a security deposit this may be your best option for setting up a merchant account. Alternatives to getting a

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

merchant account through your bank are to go through a broker, a fulfillment house, or using third-party billing.

For more information on establishing an ecommerce presence

.

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

check out the e-book entitled: Show Her the Money – The Woman’s ECommerce Handbook for Online Transactions (www.showherthemoney.com). If you are, or become a member of WECAI

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

– www.wecai.org, this resource is yours with your membership.

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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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