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When was the last time you received truly memorable customer service? If you’re like most people it’s hard to think of a time that stands out. You’

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

re probably wondering why that is. So did I.

It seemed like with most of the places I patronized, the situation was the same. Take, for instance

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

Examples of combination products may in

, the bank that I used to go to. I realized that I had been banking in the same place for three years, yet no one seemed to recognize me. And, if t

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

hey did, they never let me know. In addition, I rarely got a “Thank you.” or “Is there anything else I can do for you?” I felt taken for granted. N

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

ot that this should have been like a love affair, but shouldn’t I have felt like I had some kind of a relationship with these people? Shouldn’t the

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

Combination pro

have told me that they wanted me to come back again? The answer is yes. The experience wasn’t horrible for me, but after three years, I just wante

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

d a better one. So, I shopped for another bank.

Developing a Customer-Driven Business

So why aren’t more businesses creating lots of positive mem

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

orable experiences? Perhaps it’s because most customer service representatives are not trained appropriately, if they are trained at all.

Customer

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

service personnel, in fact all employees in an organization who interface with customers, need to be trained on how to create and reaffirm solid 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

elationships with customers. When this is done well customers stay, they buy more, and they refer more. Taking service to this level involves empat

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

y and a significant array of communication skills. But your people can and will provide service like that if you train them, and they clearly know

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

Following aspects would a

that your goal as an organization is to consistently create positive memorable customer experiences.

Treating Customer Services as a Business Oppo

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

rtunity

Organizations that train their employees how to deliver memorable service at all touch points with their customers, know that service is a

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

serious business opportunity when it:

Increases your retention of customers which increases profitability, Expands business with current custom

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

ers which grows revenue, and Inspires current customers to refer you to new prospects, which grows your business. All of the above equals a str

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

nger bottom line. It justifies the kind of training that enables individuals and teams to deliver memorable, customer-centric service.

Getting STA

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

R Service

Your local Vital Learning training consultant can help you implement a customer service program that is memorable, on-target and helps t

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

o develop a customer-driven business. They can show you how our STAR Service program can make customer service a positive experience every time in

.

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

your organization.

The STAR Service experience is effective, memorable, and only a half-day. It helps your people deliver positive and memorable s

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ervice each and every time.

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"Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends". - Walt Disne

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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