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Everyone can be a great salesperson. You might not believe so, but it's true. And many might think, "I don't want to be a great salesp

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

erson," because of the negative connotations that come with being in sales. After all, jokes about used car salespeople and snake oil salesmen aren't

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

Examples of combination products may in

here for nothing.

But being a great salesperson will help you succeed in business and life. So it's worth thinking about and acting upon. Plus, it's quite

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

easy...

The first key is honesty. That's a bit simplistic, because when you're pitching someone they won't even know if you're being hone

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

st or not. Starting a sentence, "Ben, let me tell you honestly..." doesn't immediately mean you're being honest. What will really impress

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

Combination pro

omeone when doing a sales pitch is if you tell them the limitations of what you're selling -- up-front.

That doesn't mean you tell a prospect eve

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

y single problem that might come up with what you're selling. But being up-front about a product's limitations will only help build a positive and open rel

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

ationship with the prospect.

Limitations are not always obvious, even after a prospect does due diligence. For example, let's say I'm going to purchase a

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

airly complex piece of software. No matter what I do I can't possibly figure everything out on my own. I'll ask some questions that are important to me, 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

if you see those questions leading down a path towards a limitation of your product, tell me.

One of the major problems with withholding this kind of inf

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

rmation is that it results in unhappy clients. They buy your product and eventually discover the limitations. Instead of being prepared for those limitatio

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

Following aspects would a

ns and accepting them beforehand, they're now frustrated and untrusting of the relationship they've built with you. Unhappy clients are never a good thing;

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

they won't stay clients long, and worse than that, they'll tell everyone they know about the lousy experience they had with you.

Step up and tell people t

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

e limitations of what you're selling. Do that and you're one step closer to being a great salesperson.

The second key is passion. Why? Be

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

cause passion is easy to sell. It’s easy because you’re a believer, and if you’re passionate enough you can make others believers too. Chances are you're p

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

ssionate about a number of things; things you talk to friends, family and contacts about on a regular basis. You're a salesperson for everything you're pas

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ionate about. You might not think about it as sales, but that's exactly what it is. Some might call it evangelism. Sure, I love that term. Be an evangelist

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

. Show your passion and I guarantee it will make you a better salesperson.

True, there's more to being a salesperson that honesty and passion. Having some

.

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

experience and training can't hurt, and knowing ow to close, when to be quiet and listen, and how to negotiate deals are all important skills for being a s

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ccessful person.

Still, honesty and passion are rather rare qualities amongst many salespeople; and they will make you stand out.

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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