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Imagine you're the technology reporter at a daily newspaper. You learn that a new computer virus is making the rounds on the Net and you find that it has

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

shut down three local banks within the past few hours. You're desperately searching for information on the virus, names and phone numbers of experts who

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

Examples of combination products may in

can tell you about it, ways to prevent the virus from spreading, how to eradicate the virus and repair the damage to computers, and a spokesperson from

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

t least one of the banks so you can get a quote for your article -- all before 5 PM so you can write the story that will appear on tomorrow's front page.

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

Whew!

I'll bet you're feeling a bit frazzled and impatient. Where would you start?

Right. You'll look in your database for a local computer expert to

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

Combination pro

elp you understand the scope of the problem, the damage expected and how to fix it.

You call the first one. No answer. You don't have a cell phone numbe

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

r. So you call the next expert. She's not in her office but you call her cell phone and she answers. You get most of the information you need and several

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

website references to look up the rest. This woman is a saint!

Now that you understand the problem, you call Bank #1, but you can't get through to anyo

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

e except the receptionist, and she's not helpful. You call Bank #2 and the president takes your call but says, "No comment." You secretly think she's an

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

idiot and vow never to talk to her again.

You call Bank #3 and the marketing director is very helpful. He begins with, "How can I help you?" and then gi

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

es you a brief summary of the situation, offers to set up a meeting within the next few minutes with the president and the bank's IT director. "In the me

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

Following aspects would a

antime," says Mr. Marketing Director, "please take a look at our website. Our Media Room is up-to-date. There you'll find bios and photos of our presiden

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

t, Mr. Boss, and our IT director, Mr. Whizkid. The photos are in various sizes, downloadable and suitable for printing. There's also a copy of our last a

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

nual report, information about our locations and number of employees, and much more that might be helpful to your story."

You go to the website. It's ve

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

ry easy to navigate and you find everything you need to complete your story. Now all you need are a couple of good quotes and you're done. The interview

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

oes off without a hitch. Everyone is open and honest. You get great quotes.

Now you have all the information you need and finish the story in time to ha

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ve a drink after work with your friends. You tell them about the terrific marketing director at Bank #3, saying, "I love that man."

Now step out of the

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

reporter's shoes and think about your company. If you were really in this situation, you'd like to be Bank #3, wouldn't you? What does your Media Room lo

.

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

k like? Do you have everything you need there? Is it easy to navigate? To find out what you should include, read "Does Your Media Room Rock?" here:

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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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

There is some activity going on in Wichita even as India comes online to start building light aircraft again. It seems that every time it looks like Wichita is in a spiral, someone puts the ball back in the center kicks the rudder back to zero and pulls back on the yoke. Well, I’ll be damned the onlookers say.

Corporate America is no longer interested in the best interests of its loyal employees. The key to true financial security is to be self-employed and self-reliant.

Understanding psychology and human behavior can come in handy for the marketer, particularly those who operate at the retail level. There are a few tricks retailers use that play on your unconscious to relax you, or change your in-store behavior.

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