Metabical is a prescription drug produced by Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) for weight loss‚ which was the first and only prescription drug to obtain FDA approval. The drug was developed to help aid people in the overweight segment to lose 10 to 30 pounds. Barbara Printup is the marketing director in charge of selecting a price for the new prescription drug. In a study CSP did with Metabical‚ people with a body mass index (BMI) of 28 to 30 had an average weight loss of 26 pounds over a
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Metabical Analysis 1) Benefits: * All other Weight-Loss Options in Exhibit 2 are more expensive that the target $30/ month out of pocket cost. * No other weight loss option offers cost containment cards. * No other product combines two mechanisms for weight loss: Metabical combines two pharmacologic mechanisms to produce weight loss: Fat blocker‚ meditonan and appetite suppressant‚ calosera. Due to the dual mechanism‚ the medications can be dosed in lower levels and therefore have
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Case Study Metabical Introduction Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals’ (CSP) is international health care company Focus on developing‚ manufacturing and marketing products that treat various deceases Want to enter the market for weight-control products in the US Sucessfully managed to develop Metabical‚ new revolutionary product for weight lost SWOT Analysis Strenghts First prescription drug Has Food and Drug Administration approval Good results in clinical trials and market
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METABICAL Problem Statement Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CPS) wishes to determine the best possible target market in order to launch Metabical‚ the new weight-loss prescription drug that’s stipulated to be included in their portfolio. Importance of Positioning Strategies It’s important to note that finding the accurate positioning for any product within the market is crucial‚ given that historically when a product is incorrectly placed it tends to lack
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• What is the decision making process for Metabical? ◦ Who is involved? ◦ What role do they play? ◦ What are the stages in the process? In the launch of Metabical for the US market‚ several marketing decisions need to be made to bring a viable product into the market to maximize market penetration and gross margins over the PLC and to best serve the needs of the customers The players are • Health Care Professionals ◦ Will prescribe Metabical to their patients ◦ Can influence Insurance Companies
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B Problem Statement Barbara Printup must determine the packaging for Metabical that will best capture the accurately forecasted demand of the target market. With many substitutes for weight loss in a variety of packages and price points‚ it will be important to create a package that can be priced in a way to both drive sales and continued use of the 12-week drug. Printup must also develop a pricing model to align with the packaging and the price expectations of the target market. Since this is
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Desventaja: por la independecia del nicho‚ el precio depende del comportamiento del consumidor. Aprovechar el posicionamiento de Metabical. Ventaja: buena valoración del producto Desventaja: ya que el mercado es bastante amplio‚ los consumidores podrían no pagar por el producto Compared to the competition: Advantage: fixed prices serve as a benchmark for pricing of metabical Disadvantage: The product would be similar to the competition for the consumer. Measure the own value: Advantage: It would
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Metabical Case: Pricing‚ Packaging and Demand Forecasting Case Brief Demand Forecasting Packaging and Count Decision Pricing Strategy Introduction of new weight loss drugMetabical What is the expected demand? What are the factors deciding packaging count decisions? How many tablets in a packet of drug? What should be the pricing strategy? ROI Demand Forecastin g Case Brief Packaging and Count Decision Pricing Strategy ROI Demand Forecast: Option One Population Actively Overweight trying
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2) How should Printup think about the segmentation of potential Metabical consumers? Who is the optimal target consumer? The book of Marketing Management defines “Market Segmentation” as the process of dividing the market into group(s) of similar consumers and selecting the most appropriate to serve. Eventually‚ the selected group will be called the target market. According to this definition and the case on hand‚ Printup must decide on the parameters according to which she should start the segmentation
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