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I often wonder why some professionals complain about not having enough people to call on. Then I hear moans and groans of not making enough money, and that business

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

is slow. Now I'm not doubting that these people are making calls and asking for referrals, any good agent or investment rep knows that is what it takes. I am amaze

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

Examples of combination products may in

d, however, at the lack of simple marketing and advertising conducted by people running what they call a business. An advisor asked me once how he could get more p

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

rospects. After telling me what he was doing, I encouraged him to keep it up, but to quit being cheap. There was no website or proactive mailing campaign. I asked i

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

f any sort of appreciation event had taken place, and the answer was no. He wasn't even listed in the Yellow Pages and had never placed an ad in the newspaper or lo

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

Combination pro

al magazine. And I know that this professional gives great service and knows his stuff, but he is keeping it a secret from the rest of the world by not promoting hi

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

mself or his business.

Promoting yourself and your business is not selfish, it's vital to your livelihood. What's selfish is taking all of your revenue as personal

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

income. Think of other companies that rely upon sales of commodities. They spend a great deal of money putting their name in the forefront of people's minds. It is

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

a percentage of gross revenue, and usually works out to about 10%. Now I know you're in no position to run TV ads and post billboards. In fact, what you need to do

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

is even easier and less expensive. Simply advertise to those people that already know who you are. If you gross $100,000 a year, spend around $500 to $800 per mont

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

. Make $50,000 per year? Then $250 to $400 per month should be adequate. If you do it smart and do it right, your advertising will pay off.

Now what will that mont

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

Following aspects would a

hly budget get you? Plenty. You can start a newsletter campaign for 200 clients that will run you about $1,200 per year. It is sent every other month and is provi

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ded by Market Connections. Visit www.salesjive.com for more information.

You could also host a Client Appreciation dinner or other event, asking them to bring two

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

guests (prospects). Make it fun. Make it memorable. Do it Right. It will cost you around $20-$25 per person.

You now have enough left over for a little newspaper a

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

dvertising or a Yellow Page ad. Run something eye catching. Prompt for a Call to Action. Make sure your Business Name, Your Name, Website and Phone Number are in th

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

ad.

No website? Did you know you can set one up for under $100 per year? Not having an internet presence today is like not having a fax machine in 1995. If you wa

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

nt the 19 to 38 age group to know about you, then you better get a website because that's how most of them will research your business. Visit www.naifa-mobile.org f

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

or an inexpensive site I set up for my local NAIFA chapter.

Advisors today are good at helping people think through financial concepts and put plans into motion fo

.

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

r a secure future. They ask good questions and listen well. They are attentive to the needs of their clients. This is GREAT service, so why wouldn't one want to pro

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

mote it? The bottom line: Don't take all your Revenue as Personal Income. I am sure you are a good advisor, you just have spend a little money to let people know it

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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