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"Every successful business needs a well thought out business plan." I've hea

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

rd these words many times before; banks, financial advisors, and even my frie

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

Examples of combination products may in

nds/family have told me, "the key to a successful business is in the business

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

plan itself."

I can't say that I completely disagree with their statements,

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

but after some deep thought (and a lack of a formal business plan myself), I

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

Combination pro

came to the conclusion that a business plan is not always necessary for succ

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

ess. In fact, I know many successful businessmen and friends that NEVER had

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

business plan. All they did was figure it out as they went. They learned f

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

rom their mistakes. Sure, they had some misfortunes, some had more expensive

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

lessons then others, but in the end they were better off because of their er

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

rors.

Do not take this to mean that I don't think a good plan for the future

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

Following aspects would a

is not necessary, because it is. However, it does not need to be in a forma

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

l format. The business plan is to help you organize your numerous thoughts,

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

your goals, your ideas, and your purpose as a business. My advise is this:

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

ake a business plan, but don't stress about it. Make it suit your needs. De

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

finitely make it as concise and detailed as possible, but don't stress about

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

it to the point of no return. What "they" don't tell you is the real reason

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

you make a business plan is to help YOU see where the holes and "forgotten" a

.

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

reas of your business are. It should be used as a tool for you to see your b

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

usiness as others do. Having a plan for the future is just the added bonus..

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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I can't tell you how many hours I've spent listening to answers to questions I didn't ask. Now, I'm not referring to general conversations, I'm talking about negotiating with others about the products and services they offer that could possibly help me. Anyway, it's been interesting. I would say about five companies lost my business because they couldn't get to the point and just give me the information I needed. Take a look at the article below to help you get to the point and be brief. It could close business for you I know it does for me all the time.

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