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Do Brands really die or do they simply fade away? How come we h

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

ave brand names, which are all the rage and then within a few y

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

Examples of combination products may in

ears the fad fades away? Remember Izod or Alligator Shirts and

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

ocks? Well where are they now? Did you know they are trying to

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

remake themselves and in Europe on their website they now say i

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

Combination pro

t is a crocodile? Why not, who cares if that helps them make a

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

trong come back, do what works.

You see it is hard to build 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

brand and often very hard to make a come back, it can be done a

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

nd it is being done, but it is not as easy as it looks these da

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

s as consumers and potential customers are being bombarded with

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

multi-media images, presentations and exposures. Mistakes in a

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

Following aspects would a

dvertising and marketing can hurt brands, divide loyalties and

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ver all diminish the brands goodwill and blue sky value on the

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

balance sheet.

We all know the popular brands of today and wha

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

t is hot, how can we not, it is all over everything, everywhere

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

we go! Can you remember the brands of yesterday? Can you predic

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

t which brands will be everlasting like the Entergizer Bunny an

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

d which will fade into obscurity? For instance with the talking

.

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

Gecko from Gieko be chatting up a storm with an Australian Acce

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

nt Achieving Advertising Age’s top Accolades in annual editions

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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