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Business planning is an adventure?
I doubt that many people would describe it that way.

Creating a business plan is not a favorite for many entrepreneurs. Business plans have go

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

tten the reputation of being complicated, boring, and useless. Part of the reason for this is probably because of the requirement to have a business plan when applying for a loan.

In

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

Examples of combination products may in

that case, the plan is written more for the lending institution than it is for the business owner. Most likely, once the loan is approved, the business plan document is soon forgotten.

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

Working on a business plan seems to bring out procrastination and frustration. It is easy to put off a project that seems as though it will take a big chunk of time and energy. There

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

may also be hesitation to get into planning due to possible differences in opinion in your company as to what the priorities should be.

So, how can we make this business planning into

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

Combination pro

an adventure?

Who doesn't like the idea of planning an adventure trip?

I was thinking about the basics of a business plan and how those basic steps apply to planning such a journey.

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

There really are a lot of parallels.

As I planned my solo trip to New Zealand to go backpacking with seven women, there were a lot of challenges for me and I felt I needed a plan.

Wh

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

y create a plan? Clarifying your thinking is the most important reason for having a plan written down. Most everyone planning a trip talks about what they are going to do and how they

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

feel about it. Taking it a step farther and writing it down solidifies it.

As I wrote down my structured plan, I could see clearly what was to be done and felt more confident about m

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

aking the journey.

I used the five main parts of a business plan:

1. Vision

2. Mission

3. Objectives

4. Strategies

5. Plans

TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND

My Vision: Suzanne sees herself

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

as a strong, independent woman traveling successfully on an international adventure.

My Mission: Suzanne is to go to New Zealand, connect with seven other women she has never met, hik

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

Following aspects would a

e the Banks Peninsula Track, and get back home safely.

Objectives:

1. Arrange air and ground travel.

2. Get prepared physically.

3. Be well equipped for the hike.

Strategies:

1. F

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ind convenient and most economical travel.

2. Concentrate on good nutrition, exercise, and hiking with a pack.

3. Find good quality equipment that is comfortable

Plans:

Travel Arr

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

angements

1. Check air rates online and with travel agent
2. Make decision and purchase tickets

Equipment:

1. Check equipment at REI and the outdoor store and online.
2. Ma

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

ke decision on price and comfort.

Conditioning:

1. Hike around the lake in hiking boots on flat ground with weighted backpack.
2. Hike mountain without backpack.
3. Hike mou

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

ntain with weighted backpack.

Now, do those steps to a business plan seem so daunting when you think of them in terms of an adventure trip?

Most every business owner has a plan that i

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

s shared often in conversation. You'll hear them talk about their vision, objective, strategies and plans.

Getting that plan down in writing makes it easier for others to know and unde

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

rstand their vision and how they plan to get there.

If you're finding it difficult to get your plan together, find a planning partner. Get another business owner to commit to doing hi

.

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

s or her plan at the same time. Call each other to keep yourselves on track. Another source of support would be a business coach who could strategize with you as you go through the step

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

s of the plan.

Is business planning starting to sound more like an adventure to you?

Jump into the plan! It's amazing just how satisfying it is to have a plan in place and go with it

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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