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I was sick of the same old 9-to-5 grind. When I started off, it seemed like one of those new business oppor

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

tunities that you read about. My boss was actually one of my friends. He had a little bit of capital, and w

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

Examples of combination products may in

both had an interest in automobiles. He decided to start his own auto repair shop, and I was going to work

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

for him.

I did not really resent having him as my boss. You see, he was a great guy. I would have no prob

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

em working for him. And the best part was, this new business opportunity was all his risk. If things went w

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

Combination pro

ell, I would make good money. If things went badly, however, he would be the one who would have to eat the

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

oss.

The problem was that my friend did not know much about how to start a business. Things went slowly at

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

first. He was losing money for a good year or so before he made any profit. Instead of understanding that

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

his was one of the risks of starting a business, he blamed it on his employees. It had started off as a gre

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

at new business opportunity a chance to work with people I liked doing work that I loved but now it had be

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

ome a drag. I was just another alienated laborer slaving away under my boss day after day.

I decided to st

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

Following aspects would a

art new. I would find a new business opportunity for myself. I realized that my friend had made it difficul

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

for himself by not starting a franchise. It is possible to go into business starting an independent auto r

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

epair shop, but it is much harder. Although ultimately you can make a bigger name for yourself and get cred

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

t for all of your own work, the risks are much greater. I thought that owning a franchise would be a much b

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

etter new business opportunity. That way, it would be much less difficult to get people in the door. I woul

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

have the benefit of nationwide name recognition. Although I would still have to set everything up myself,

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

at least people would have heard of me. That is what makes a good new business opportunity.

If you can tur

.

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

profits from the very first quarter, you are much more likely to be able to stay in business. As it turns

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

out, it worked well. My franchise prospered. It took a little while, but now everything is running smoothly

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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