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Much of business involves inducing people to do what we want them to do. Whether it is to sign a proposal, return a call, set up an appointment, provide infor

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

mation or pay a bill, we are constantly nudging.

In business, to exist you must persist. But what happens if your nudgee is flat-out unresponsive? Can you st

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

Examples of combination products may in

ill advance your agenda?

In many cases you can. Execute a classical Poingo inversion, top it off with a half-gainer and a solid plant at the end, and you've

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

got your deal.

In English that means to look for opportunities to invert the situation wherein the inaction, rather than the action of your nugdee prompts th

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

furtherance of your cause.

Your answer may be a self-serving letter or email. Example:

Your customer ordered a load of snipe bracelets, but now that you ha

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

Combination pro

ve them and are ready to deliver, you can't get a returned phone call. After a few attempts, move into self-serving mode.

Leave a phone message, followed by

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

a letter and an email which essentially says this:

Self Serving Message (paraphrased)

"Hello my esteemed customer, bringer of light and feeder of my childre

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

. I have spent a few seconds of my unworthy life calling to bring you excellent news about the arrival of your magnificent snipe bracelets."

"Alas, all which

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

has occurred to date is that I have has the distinct pleasure of hearing the music of your voice on your voicemail machine."

"But now I must plan on your be

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

half, to ensure that your valuable merchandise arrives in time for the upcoming "Accoutrement' de Snipe" convention. I will take it upon myself to defend your

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

interests, my friend, and deliver your valuables this Friday at 3PM."

"If for any reason you need to modify this plan, please call me before end of day Thurs

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

Following aspects would a

day so I can best meet your expectations."

Sucking Up

You may have noticed a certain Alladin-like obsequiousness to this message. Good catch! You are basica

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

lly ramrodding your customer. At least be nice about it. Remember what Mary Poppins said about the spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down. Frame your

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

actions within a context of the customer's best interest.

Multi Media Approach

Remember, I suggested a call, a letter and an email. Each additional medium o

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

communication reduces the ability of your customer to ignore you. Where appropriate, you may also use smoke signals and carrier pidgeons. Tatoos on prominent

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

body parts can also be effective.

Don't Hurt Yourself

Use self-serving communications sparingly. Even more important, don't overreach:

"Hello my most wond

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

erful customer whose radiance shares the skies with the great deities while his feet bless the Earth with their touch. I surmise that in your greatness you ma

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

have overlooked signing the contract I have humbly offered".(so far, so good)

"Knowing that you will soon be wanting the 7 shipping containers filled with t

.

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

he finest New Zealand Kiwi fruits we discussed, I am ordering their placement on the next barge coming your way. They will be nicely ripe when they arrive. I

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

am confident that when you inhale the fragrance of these delicacies, you will immediately sign the contract and accept delivery."

Copyright 2006 Mark Meshula

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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