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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

racteristics of the customers, such as age, sex and education. They can also be based on the geographic

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

Examples of combination products may in

al and other characteristics of the markets.

Segmentation based on region, continent, country, state a

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

nd climate of the area comes under geographic segmentation. Segmentation based on age of the customer,

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

ex, family size, race, religion, occupation and income level comes under demographic segmentation.

To

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

Combination pro

consider an example, marketers have segmented the market for consumer goods in US into three broad segm

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

ents: the high-income group, the middle class and the lower income group. Though the middle class const

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

itutes a well-defined segment in itself, marketers have found that middle-class US consumers can be und

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

rstood better if one further segments them into suitable subcategories.

Such segmentation would bring

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

about a deeper understanding of their buying motives and behaviors. Once such segments are identified,

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

products and appeals can be correspondingly tailored to fit individual segments.

Variables such as per

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

Following aspects would a

sonality types, lifestyles and value systems form the basis of psychographic segmentation. Psychographi

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

s can prove valuable for finding and explaining markets, as consumer differences extend beyond demograp

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

hics. Psychographic segmentation facilitates the selection of people who en masse react in a particular

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

manner to a particular emotional appeal, and share common behavioral patterns as buyers.

Then there e

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

xists the buyer behavior segmentation where the primary idea is that different customer groups expect d

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

fferent benefits from the same product, and as such their motivations in owning it and their behavior i

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

n buying it will be different.

In volume segmentation, the quantity of purchase or the potential quant

.

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

ity of purchase is the basis for segmentation. There may be different types of buyers, such as bulk buy

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ers and small-scale buyers, regular buyers and one-time buyers. All will have to be treated differently

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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