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As a self-taught and self-promoting artist (meaning I have no on-going gallery affiliation), I need ways to promote my art. I sel

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

l primarily through my website and online venues so I need a way to contact the world and let them know about me.

I do list on a

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

Examples of combination products may in

ction (ebay) sites, I do send out contact email letters/newsletters and I do work to promote my art through online articles. Howe

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

ver, one interesting option I've discovered is the painting-a-day idea. An artist supposedly created this as a marketing tool for

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

his art. He paints a small painting a day and blogs about it. Then he posts it for sale. The followers of his art clamor for a pa

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

Combination pro

inting and visit his blog to see what he's on about today...and what he's created.

It's a great idea, but you really need to be

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

rolific to keep it up. Sometimes as a painter of larger canvases that sometime require multiple layers and finishes, this is impr

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

actical. The painting of a smaller, time-compressed piece would work and there are times I can create a small nicely finished pai

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

ting within an hour or two. I may give his idea a shot. I've read several artists are doing just that.

Another idea I've develop

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

ed (well, it's not that original to take credit for developing the actual idea), but it works for me, is to offer a free (and I d

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

mean no strings attached) offer for a painting. These are canvases that generally range about 11" x 14" (acrylic or mixed media)

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

Following aspects would a

. I list them on my site and offer the visitor to my site a chance to enter a drawing for a free painting. I used to do random pa

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ntings (meaning I chose the painting to be sent), but have recently changed this to offer a specific painting or choice of painti

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

ng to the enteree (is that a word?) of my drawing.

Granted this is a art marketing option that costs some money (my time, materi

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

ls, postage), but by giving away a free painting, it creates 1) goodwill, 2) a possible customer who appreciates my technique 3)

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

a marketing venue. I can add the person to my mailing list to receive various promotions I run (coupons/certificates for savings

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

n particular art, announcement of new art, background info on the art I create, etc.)

Some I reach are true collectors with a de

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

ep interest in artists and the art world. Others are just out for something free. Still others are a little of both, who would lo

.

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

e a small piece of mine for their hallway, foyer, bathroom or other small space and who appreciate original art over a mass-marke

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ted poster or giclee.

Take a look at my site and give it a try. Who knows, you may just decide to win some free art for yourself

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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