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Recently Google has announced a major change in the way the search engine will deliver results. There was a time when y

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

ou had to click an extra button to see a map, video or image but now all of these results will be rolled together. When

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

Examples of combination products may in

searching for “Darth Vader” you will see Image results, videos, related key terms and news all within the organic resu

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

ts, making media much more accessible. The expansion further consolidates Google’s lead in the search market and will g

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

ive users more targeted results, as well as more targeted ads. Vertical search will integrate vertical search results i

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

Combination pro

to Google’s organic search results, which should greatly increase relevancy.

Since Google’s use of SearchMash it’s cle

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

ar that integrated search results are coming. Universal search will include Images, Maps, Books, Video, and News into w

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

b results. Additionally there will be new navigational elements to help guide the user. There will be a contextual navi

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

gation to help users narrow their search. For example a search for “Moby Dick” will only yield one contextual search wh

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

ch will be “books” if there were movies or images however they would also be included. Also there will be a universal n

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

avigation bar to make it easier to access Google services like Gmail or Analytics.

Many question Google’s improvement

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

Following aspects would a

on success concerting that Google’s motive is for targeted advertisements rather than usability. But personalized searc

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

isn’t anything new, search engines have been working on it for years and only now is it gaining speed. Ask.com launche

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

d Ask X, a personalized search engine that includes media in the search results. Also the user created search engines k

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

own as Swicki’s do a similar thing. Clustered and vertical sear

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

ch results aren’t new, Clusty has been doing it for awhile. As of yet

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

here is no major response from Google users but this likely means user favor quicker searching. “Our goal is not just t

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

o get people to spend more time on Google; it’s for them to be able to accomplish more with Google,” says Sergey Brin s

.

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

ys. “We actually want them to get more tasks done faster.” From here search engines can being to do amazing things, and

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

search engine optimization will never be the same.

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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