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6) Food safety is becoming paramount.

What this means to you: No longer are the words tampering and bio terrorism buzz phrases. They are facts of li

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

fe. Product integrity will become increasingly important to consumers. New packaging ideas have been developed in response to growing food manufacturer fe

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

Examples of combination products may in

ars about food safety and tampering. Packaging is likely to perform a key role in establishing and maintaining consumer confidence.

7) Environmentally frie

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

ndly biodegradable packaging is another growth area, reflecting consumer and retailer awareness of the issue of waste disposal.

What this means to you: A l

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

rge number of packaging firms are launching products made of 100 per cent recycled materials. There is increasing evidence of biodegradable inks on the mark

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

Combination pro

et. All it takes is a few early adapters to make huge swings in the use of environmentally friendly materials. Remember how quickly the market changed whe

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

n McDonalds switched from an EPS clamshell to a paperboard product? Literally overnight, the entire packaging climate changed.

8) Niche markets for product

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

s are being created. Niches that are large enough to be very profitable.

What this means to you: New products are being introduced for specific target marke

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

s. No longer can one product capture the majority of a consumer segment. Many of these markets are obscure but very lucrative. Innovation is continuing at a

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

rampant pace. Look for new and previously untapped markets. Two growing areas are products marketed to women and boomers.

Important Info:

The over 50 mar

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

ket is the hottest market for prestige products. With 76 million U.S. boomers born between 1946 and 1964, the potential for profit and growth are enormous.

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

Following aspects would a

Every seven seconds, someone is turning 50 years old. Baby boomers will push the number of 50-and-over adults to more than 108 million by 2015.

9) Look f

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

r the continued growth of dual purpose products.

What this means to you: Growth can come from unlikely areas. Markets that were once strong have become so di

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

luted they have become unprofitable. Whether you call if “phood” or pharmaceutically engineered and enhanced food, this category is hot. Explore all of th

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

e new product introductions that fall under these parameters.

Important Info:

The New U.S. "Phood" Market: Functional, Fortified, and Inherently Healthy F

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

oods and Beverages

What You’ll Get in this Report

The New U.S. "Phood" Market--Functional, Fortified, and Inherently Healthy Foods and Beverages makes impor

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ant predictions and recommendations regarding the future of this market, and pinpoints ways current and prospective marketers can capitalize on current tr

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

ends and spearhead new ones. No other market research report provides both the comprehensive analysis and extensive data that The New U.S. "Phood" Market--F

.

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

unctional, Fortified, and Inherently Healthy Foods and Beverages offers. http://www.packagedfacts.com/pub/1020433.html

10) Competition will continue unaba

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ted.

What this means to you: Today's market leader may be tomorrow's out of business company. Keep abreast of changing technology and innovation is the key

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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