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It’s no secret that American auto makers have been in trouble for years. Yet the recent news that Toyota sold more cars in the first quarter of 2007 a

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

ppears to have been a surprise to General Motors.

Here are 3 key reasons Detroit has suffered for so many years. Watch for these symptoms in your own

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

Examples of combination products may in

company and take action to prevent spiraling downward.

They refused to pay attention to external news
We each work hard all day and the last thi

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

g we want to do is think deep thoughts at night, yet you ignore the news at your own peril. GM and the other American car manufacturers apparently did

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

’t learn their lesson in the 1970s and again were caught not paying attention to news reports. They ignored stories about the aging population and the

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

Combination pro

continuing rise in healthcare costs. They ignored stories of trouble in the Middle East and how that would impact oil prices and consumer’s auto choic

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

es. They ignored stories that signaled a change in consumer behavior and a move toward environmentally friendlier products.

Important research data t

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

at impacts your company and its offerings is all around you for free or very low cost. You can tune into it every day at 6pm or 11pm, or pick it up at

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

the coffee shop for 50 cents.

Refused to pay attention to the internal news
In the Tony Award winning musical The Wiz, Evillene, the Wicked Witc

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

of the West, sang a song with the line “Don’t nobody bring me no bad news.” Most of Corporate America sings that same song every day.

Do you or othe

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

leaders in your organization refer to those who bring you bad news as “negative” or tell them they’re not “team players”? As leaders rise in an organ

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

Following aspects would a

ization it gets harder to hear information contrary to our own opinions. As much as we want to think every idea we have is brilliant, that’s just not

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

rue. We need to hear the honest opinions of staffers and if they have important negative information to share they need to believe they won’t be punis

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

ed for bringing it to light.

Refused to face facts
As Detroit faced lower sales volume and increased overhead costs, changes weren’t made in how

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

the businesses were run. That led profit margins to shrink.

If your company has a “this is the way we’ve always done it” mentality, you are creating

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

rigid environment rather than a flexible one that would allow the business to make changes as quickly as needed.

Another danger sign is not investig

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ating return rates or complaints. That information can provide you with a goldmine of data that could lead to modifying your offerings to do a better

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

ob of pleasing the customer.

Your next step(s): Start plugging in to the local and world news. Investigate how you can create a more open culture in

.

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 organization. Head over to http://www.abiah.com/brand_test/intro.html and take our Brand Assessment Test to get a picture of how your brand is doin

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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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