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The internet is an extremely tough and competitive world, where almost everyone is on a level playing field. It is therefore absolutely paramount for a company starting up or moving into t

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

he e-commerce environment to find themselves a sustainable competitive advantage through developing their own existing distinctive competencies, whether by selling exclusive products, prov

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

Examples of combination products may in

iding exceptional levels of additional customer support, or ensuring the actual site is easy to navigate yet attractive, innovative and unique in its design.

It is very important to be aw

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

re of the tactics being used by your competitors online; as there are various factors they could change/add on/stop using which could adversely affect the number of customers using your si

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

te ahead of another to make their purchases online. These include basic features such as price; some companies base their price on what their competitors are offering, and ensuring theirs

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

Combination pro

is always the cheapest/best deal. Post and packaging is a cost that all e-tailers have to contend with, in order to get their product(s) to the customer. Deciding on what rates to charge t

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

e customer, whether making a loss by rendering all ‘p&p’ free when a certain amount is spent, or charging more than necessary to regain any profits lost by offering the product itself at a

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

reduced price, is an important decision. Some e-commerce stores may require a membership before you can shop online, which could add a certain prestige factor to the experience, but could

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

also work the other way and repel potential customers when they realize they have to pay for the privilege of simply browsing what is on offer.

The website itself needs to be well built

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

y an experienced web designer, preferably with SEO and SEM experience, although this is not essential as a separate person can be employed to make the site search engine friendly and build

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

in all the tags and links once the design has been completed. A good web designer is well worth spending the money on, because a poorly built, home made site will not only be unappealing

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

Following aspects would a

to customers, but give them no faith in the security of the site, meaning they will be unlikely to hand over any credit card details. Many sales, and therefore potential profit, could be l

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

st by trying to cut corners with the initial preparation.

Besides the actual design of the website, the marketing and promotion of it is even more essential. A perfectly designed, attract

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

ive looking site won’t do anyone any good if no one knows it’s even there! SEO and SEM look to ensure that when a keyword or phrase is typed into a search engine, your website is as high u

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

p on the list, or ‘rankings’ as possible. The higher up the better, but even more important is to be on the first page of results – browsers very rarely look further than that. This is ach

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

eved by making sure these keywords appear regularly in the text on the website, so that when the search engine generates its results they can be picked up quickly. Another popular, but exp

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ensive method is known as Pay Per Click advertising, where companies are guaranteed a small ad on the results page for certain keywords that they bid on. However, only when the advert is c

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

licked on, do you have to pay the search engine the agreed amount, hence the name ‘Pay Per Click’. It is easy to see why costs generated from this can add up – just because a browser click

.

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

the ad, it doesn’t mean they will make a purchase from the site, so there is often a lot of money spent for a small return.

Businesses not currently involved in e-commerce should certain

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ly jump on the bandwagon sooner rather than later, but it is important to view, and budget for, the e-commerce as a separate sales channel and plan accordingly, to achieve the best success

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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