Creating your own supplement

14 years ago

You know....that's a very good question. I once was almost at the point of having a supplement developed. It's not expensive at all.

The problem appears when you try to make a supplement that is Unique.
It's very easy to duplicate an existing supplement and slap a different label on it. A lot of companies do it if the ingredients are common ingredients and when ingredient formulations are already known to the public.

But know this, the manufacturer will only do the stuff in bulk. They never do small batches ever.

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TelegramSam

14 years ago

Some companies may make you up a trial batch for this small amount of money.

But only if you don't seem like a little guy.

Suggest that you are thinking of moving from your existing company and you want to try them out.

Otherwise it isn't worth their while and you will have to spend 2 or 3 times that to get started probably. And that is just one product.

Who knows you may find some small company willing to make them for you but your unit costs will be quite high.

Sam

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DogScout

14 years ago

You can private label metagenics supplements
OR
become a distributor of their products
I do believe you need to be a doctor though

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Victoria Gates

14 years ago

Sounds like too much of a J.O.B to me

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RGallowitz 14 years ago

Originally Posted by journeyforself

Sounds like too much of a J.O.B to me

Not if you sell the supplements via CPA networks.
If you do everything correctly and it's a hot seller...consider yourself rich.
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jimbo63

14 years ago

You may want to go a step further and see what is needed to get your product to be classified as "Homeopathic".

I have a large supplement website and my main product line is being redone to qualify as "Homeopathic".

As per my brief conversation with my affiliate manger... he said by going this route the product is labeled as a FDA medicine. Which makes for better claims to use.

So instead of saying this product "may help or may aid", now the word cure can be used.

I need to talk with him more..but this is what I understood from our conversation.

He did say, they had an FDA agent that is on board as a consultant to keep them inline with FDA and FTC regs...

If this is true... using such claims will really boost sales.

Jim

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Hightower 14 years ago

Happy B-Day Jimbo,
Treat you self good. You desirve it. Thank you for the previous good comments on craigs list posting.
Hightower
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- jimbo63 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Hightower
  
  Happy B-Day Jimbo,
  Treat you self good. You desirve it. Thank you for the previous good comments on craigs list posting.
  Hightower
  
  Hey Hightower,
  
  Thank you so much! I plan on taking the day off and do just that.
  
  I'm glad I was able to help out some with CL postings.
  
  Thank you,
  Jim
  
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TelegramSam

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jimbo63

You may want to go a step further and see what is needed to get your product to be classified as "Homeopathic".

I have a large supplement website and my main product line is being redone to qualify as "Homeopathic".

As per my brief conversation with my affiliate manger... he said by going this route the product is labeled as a FDA medicine. Which makes for better claims to use.

So instead of saying this product "may help or may aid", now the word cure can be used.

I need to talk with him more..but this is what I understood from our conversation.

He did say, they had an FDA agent that is on board as a consultant to keep them inline with FDA and FTC regs...

If this is true... using such claims will really boost sales.

Jim

Jim,

I hate to dampen your enthusiasm, especially about the word cure, but this is nonsense.

Do you want to go to jail or do you want to fire your advisor?

They are your choices.

Sam

Take proper advice or face the consequences...

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jimbo63 14 years ago

Like I said, That was my understanding of the conversation... is it true? Dunno

What I do know is the product line is changing to "Homeopathic" for better claims as per my conversation.

The products can now be registered as a drug in the library of medicine as I'm told...

Have to wait and see...
Jim
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- jimbo63 14 years ago
  
  Here is more of what I'm being told.
  
  "The ingredients were scientifically tested and known and registered with the fda to treat specific diseases.
  
  and is registered as drug library of medicine with FDA"
  
  This is the message I just received as I am asking more questions about it now.
  
  Jim
  
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  TelegramSam 14 years ago
  
  As I said Jimbo, seek independent advice, or on your head be it.
  
  I believe you when you say you have been told that.
  
  However, it doesn't mean it is correct.
  
  I know it isn't.
  
  If you want to risk it then go for it, and I hope your cellmate is gentle with you...
  
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  jimbo63 14 years ago
  
  I hear what you are saying.
  
  Right now it's all new to me also, as I'm just hearing about the change.
  
  Thanks for the advice and will take the precautions.
  
  Jim
  
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Hightower

14 years ago

Hello Headed, Have you ever tried the SCORE resource. (Senior Corp of Retired Executives) They have 100's of experts who volunteer to help small businesses. Maybe you can find one who has had experience in that area.
All the Best,
Hightower

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Loren Woirhaye

14 years ago

You cannot, I believe, make any claim, by implication or otherwise, that your product "cures" anything unless it is FDA approved. You can write a book about a "cure" but if you sell anything people are supposed to put into their bodies and call it a "cure" anywhere in your marketing, you better have an excellent lawyer advising you.

That said - most supplements aren't marketed as "cures" for anything.

A decent book to look at for the non-cure supplement biz is "the 4 Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferris.

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