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The franchise market place is growing rapidly with more and more people buying a franchise business. The people who invest in a franchise

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

opportunity are more likely to succeed then those who choose to go it alone. Many millionaires have been created through the franchise i

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

Examples of combination products may in

dustry alone.

After a lengthy study carried out over 7 years by the US Department of Commerce, it was revealed that over 90% of franchis

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

es were still in business. Those who had decided to go it alone and start a business on their own, only 20% were still trading.

The fran

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

hise industry has finally shaken of its dubious reputation and people are moving towards franchise businesses in droves. This is probably

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

Combination pro

due to the fact that a lot of high paid jobs in manufacturing industries are declining as more and more manufacturers are moving their p

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

ants overseas where they have access to a lower paid, highly skilled work force.

For businesses wanting to expand rapidly, franchising h

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

s many benefits. The franchisee helps fund the businesses expansion and has a major interest in making sure that the business is successf

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

l.

For franchisees the benefit is that they get access to a proven business model, full training and support. They also have access to h

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

igher funding from banks that realise that the risks are lower in funding a franchisee then somebody who is starting out on his own!

So

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

ow does one go about choosing the right franchise opportunity for them? Most people dream about being self employed but are scared to tak

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

Following aspects would a

the plunge. The best way to choose a franchise business is to start by analysing your self. What kind of person are you? Are you self mo

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ivated, do you like networking or do your skills lie in management?

If your forte is in managing other people then a business which invo

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

lves a labour force might be right for you. If on the other hand you don’t like being tied down to one place then a franchise business th

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

t involves meeting and networking with local businesses would suit you better.

Are you a morning person or an evening person? Some franc

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

ise opportunities require a very early start like a coffee shop franchise. Other businesses involve working mostly in the evenings, like

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

egal franchises that involve drawing up standard documents for the public. In this case most of your appointments will be in the evenings

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

.

You must also be prepared to educate yourself in a field that you know nothing about. Most franchises, I am sorry to say, involve a lo

.

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

of training and are hard work. You will have to be prepared to put the effort in, especially in the initial stages, when you are startin

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

up.

In the longer term you should have a successful business that allows you to employ staff who can take a lot of burden away from you

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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On question I have been asked over and over again from prospective franchisees of our companies has been one in which I am very adamant about it; do we require prior experience? No, like many franchise companies we actually frown upon it and think it is such a detriment that we usually disqualify the franchise candidate if they do have prior experience.

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