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There are 76 million people alive today which were born between 1946-1964, widely considered the

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

baby boom era. They represent the lion's share of today's economy and the American workforce. 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

hese people are approaching retirement so the rhetorical question is "how do we market to them?"

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

They have a lot of disposable income, and they aren't afraid to spend their money. Unlike their

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

parents, many of which were depression era babies, they grew up in an era marked by change, turm

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

Combination pro

il, and even good times. Think Woodstock, tie dies, and widespread marijuana usage. Slavery than

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

kfully came to an end during their pre-prime years. These people aren't going to be shocked by m

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

ch that comes down the pike--they've pretty much seen it all and participated in much of it too.

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

So how do we marketing "types" curtail our message to identify with the Boomers?

For starters,

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

Boomers desire to defy the typical image of retirement. Their life experiences have helped to mi

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

nimize the fear of retirement and getting older. Rocking chairs and canes aren't how they're goi

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

Following aspects would a

ng to roll. They are thinking more along the lines of tropical vacations, athletic pursuits, and

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

calling their own shots with their investments and money preservation. The changes they have wit

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

nessed in their youth have allowed them to embrace decision making up to and throughout retireme

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

t. Their generation is adept at rolling with the punches and keeping a level head if things go r

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

eally well. If you are a marketer attempting to garner a share of the Boomer wallet, play up to

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

hese factors. Show them that you understand them, and you're there to help them achieve their ob

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

jectives yet they can still make the final decision. Help them turn the image of retirement upsi

.

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

e down. Allow them to rewrite the rules for retirement. That's what they are after, and they'll

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

pay you well if you do a great job. Isn't that what you are ultimately after? Help them help 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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