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One of the prime motivating factors in the purchase decision making process is “trust”. A consumer will at some

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

point for however long or short of a time, ask the question, “Can I trust this company/person/product?”

In tod

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

Examples of combination products may in

ay’s ever-changing world of marketing, electronic media, email, and advertising innovations and intrusions, comp

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

anies, and businesses are marketing to an ever increasingly suspicious consumer, who is conflicted between 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

desire not to be “sold” to and their desire to consume. They are looking for ways to establish believability,

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

Combination pro

credibility, and trust.

According to a paper by the Peppers and Rogers Group (2004), 36% of major U.S. corporat

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

ions view privacy as an important part of the company’s brand image.

It is my belief based on consumer thinking

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

that one way to develop a competitive edge in the marketing world is to place greater emphasis on tying privacy

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

policy to brand. This strategy places a direct link between trust and purchase while developing the beginnings

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 long-term relationship.

I suggest highlighting your privacy policy in all your marketing in a way that makes

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

privacy, trust, and your brand synonymous. Let the consumer know that here is a business that will respect you

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

Following aspects would a

r privacy. Let them know that your communication with them will be relevant to their consumer needs. And you ca

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

n let them know that information they share with your business will be used to better meet their needs and will

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

not, knowingly be used against them, sold, or given to third parties.

It might even be smart to develop a short

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

marketing campaign that focuses on your commitment to your customer’s privacy, instead of simply stating that yo

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

u have a privacy policy or stating your policy in unreadable font at the bottom of your literature.

About 50 %

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

of consumers today have little more knowledge than brand or product recognition and have little desire to acquir

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

e extra information about a brand or product, so it behooves the marketing community to link recognition of thei

.

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

r brand to trust, safety, and advocacy. Instead of selling to consumers, target your marketing to help them bel

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ieve that you are making them safer and more secure by purchasing your brand and then back it up!

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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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