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The business books at the library and book stores fill many shelves. Some authors tend to run a little long at the keyboard. There is one voice that stands out from the crowd, Mark McCormack

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

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Mark McCormack is the founder of the International Management Group (IMG) and was the guy who became Arnold Palmer’s agent in 1959. At the time, although enormously successful and popular

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

Examples of combination products may in

, Palmer had only one endorsement deal - with Heinz for $500 a year (and as much ketchup as he wanted).

Mark and Arnie’s simple handshake agreement changed the world of sports forever. Stick

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

with me, this is NOT about sports.

It wasn’t long before McCormack had signed two other rising stars Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. McCormack didn’t limit himself to golf. In 1968, he signe

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

d his first tennis player, Australia’s Rod Laver as well as representing athletes from football, rugby, cricket, motor racing and a host of other sports.

McCormack’s company, International

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

Combination pro

anagement Group or IMG, became the biggest name in corporate sport and moved beyond sports, managing former Presidents and Prime Ministers, Pope John Paul II and even represented the Nobel

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

Peace Prize.

There is more to the sports business than knowing how to swing a golf club or how tight to string a tennis racket. Mark McCormack began sharing his common sense approach to bus

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

ness in 1984, when he wrote "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" a book that spent twenty-one weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

He followed it with "W

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

hat They STILL Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" and recorded both of them on audio cassette.

These are not sports books but essential, down to earth, common sense, get-a-grip bus

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

ness advice books. Reading them is great, but listening to them on audio cassette, read by Mark himself is an even bigger treat. McCormack is one of the most plain-speaking and credible busi

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

ness teachers we have, and he comes across especially well in this relaxed studio recording.

Though Mark’s principles are powerful, he's a humble teacher for someone at his level. His deliv

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

Following aspects would a

ery is so understated you will discover the value of his ideas naturally rather than having to work around an overzealous sales pitch. Listening to Mark’s unassuming voice, with no airs, is

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ike having an understanding business partner in the seat next to you as you drive down the road.

Mark died in May of 2003 but his words and ideas will help generations to come. You can find

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

his stuff in almost any library and many libraries have the audio books, too. A quick look at Half.com will find most of his audios in like new condition for a fraction of the cost.

Many t

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

mes you will be given a choice of Mark’s audio books, abridged or unabridged. For years I didn’t much care one way or another until I listened to Stephen King on CD telling me why I should o

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

nly choose unabridged. Sure it takes longer, but you get the drift of the author’s thoughts entirely, not just some of them chosen by an unseen editor. Chose unabridged and go the extra mil

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

is possible.

Here is a partial list of audio books and CD’s by Mark McCormack that I highly recommend

What They Don’t Tech You at the Harvard Business School

What They STILL Don’t Tech Yo

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

u at the Harvard Business School

On Selling
On Communicating
On Managing
On Getting Organized
On Negotiating

The 110% Solution

The Terrible Truth About Lawyers: How Lawy

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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

rs Really Work and How to Deal With Them Successfully

Hit the Ground Running: The Insider's Guide to Executive Travel

Staying Street Smart in the Internet Age

Never Wrestle with a Pig: And

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Ninety Other Ideas to Build Your Business

If you take my advice and listen to Mark McCormack for the first time, I would like to hear your opinion and reaction. MailTo:Mike@BIGIdeasGroup.co

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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