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The crux of any business is to operate successfully in a highly competitive world, which simply gets measured by the size of the profits that are generated. While a numb

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

er of other parameters are also used to gauge how an enterprise runs, profit still reigns supreme and therefore the key to the success of any business, is to formulate 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

effective strategy to increase profits.

Business success is the result of co-ordinated focus on different ways to thrive and remain on top, which could translate into

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

umbers of (a) customers, (b) enquiries,(c) units sold/serviced or for that matter even abstract and difficult measures to customer satisfaction, but in the end, it is al

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

ays how in some form ‘to increase profits’, or simply how to run a profitable business.

Here let us taking a look around into a small shopee store with a peculiar soun

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

Combination pro

ding name Lovelysweet Candy Parlour, who run a popular candy business in a local neighbourhood of downtown Philadelphia. LCP or Lovely as they are called, sell a varie

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

y of candies of many makes, colours, flavours and of course tastes and suited to customers of all ages, as attractive small goodies which cater to people of all stream

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

in wide range of events/likes. Let’s see how these 'Lovely' folks go about their job of churning a profitable business from basic but creative thinking.

Push 1: LCP

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

hinks innovatively and creates customer interest offering a ‘freebie’, an attractive packet of lip-smacking chocos which are price-tagged at 4 dollars, along with each

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

$50 spent. Just an attractive poster display could make the customer buy for a minimum of $50, instead of stopping at $40 or 41 or so, and when he / she opts for the ‘

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

reebie’ the counter girl offers a “double-pack” for just 6 dollars.

Push 2: LCP next offers a 20% discount by means of a small coupon card or something close to it on

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

Following aspects would a

he next visit / order which quietly but effectively builds customer loyalty but unobtrusively mentioning “when the buy is for $200”.

Push 3: LCP ensures that the packi

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

g on each product is attractively and convenience-wrapped, since many of them are meant as gifts – so the contact information, phone or name merges as noticeable part of

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

the packing but unobtrusively spreading the customer net to the giftees as well.

Push 4. LCP often uses co-sponsoring events closely intertwined with like businesses s

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

ch as flowers, bathing products and so on, improving visibility all the way.

In effect what we did see is a simple demonstration of business success, adopted by the Lov

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

lys. The focus was on three basic steps (a) to make each customer to buy a wee-bit more, (b) to make him/her to buy more often, and thirdly (c) to make others to buy – i

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

effect widening the customer base.

While these steps do not seem to be directly targeted on increasing profits, they really are, as the attack is on the in-built syste

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

ms, to discover and tap the hidden resources from within, and finally turn towards a more successful business. In reality, efforts were on quietly to increase profits

.

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

n each step. Increased profits would not only be the means but also the end, leading to business success and ultimately towards more profitable businesses which can thri

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

e and grow - no stopping possible.

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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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