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Soap powders. When it comes to branding, it turns out you can learn a lot from them. No you can, re

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

ally. At least, in terms of learning how organisations turn to very similar catch-alls when forming

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

Examples of combination products may in

their marketing messages to you.

How often do you hear people tell you that brand is the most impo

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

tant thing. It’s what the big boys do – and they can’t be wrong. Yes, what did we marketing people

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

ver do before we wrapped our services around the brand?

Well, I kind of remember talking about how

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

Combination pro

to hone your message for your audience. I remember talking about what vehicles you should be using

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

o deliver your message.

Don’t get me wrong. Never underestimate branding. A powerful and consisten

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

brand will help differentiate you and enhance your organisational health. It’s just not the be all

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

and end all. Not all the business and marketing issues you face can be effectively addressed with r

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

ference to the brand. Nor should they!

So, what on earth has this to do with soap powders? It was

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

little tangential way to show how received truths come around. In my rather hazy memory, it was Da

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

Following aspects would a

that came up with ‘bluey white’ as a point of differentiation. Suddenly, every washing powder was

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

luey white. The same is true about branding.

Next week, next month or next year, Daz or Ariel or a

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

supermarket own brand will invent a new USP and all the rest will fall in line. Next week, next mon

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

h or next year, WPP or another of the big networks will discover the next elixir of marketing and s

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

on everyone will be selling it.

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

/a>, we were brought up on the marketing mix. The mix of activities and strategies that will give y

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

u the most effective marketing outcomes. And, I don’t think anything has changed since. You have to

.

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

look at the entirety of your business operations and decide where to invest your time, energy and m

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ney for the best results.

That could very well be building your brand. Just remember, it might not

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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