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In some respects choosing the right VA to work with can be harder than hiring an employee. After all, due to the nature of virtual working, the chances are you may never meet this person face to face, or even have a phone conv

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

ersation with them. All communication may be carried out via email. So, given these circumstances, how do you know that working with a VA, and even finding the right VA, will be for you?

The numerous benefits of working with

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

Examples of combination products may in

a VA are well documented, and there are many, many clients worldwide who will testify to the advantages of this way of working. The purpose of this article is to help you in your decision of choosing the right VA, and give yo

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

u some pointers along the way.

1. The first thing to consider is what it is you want your VA to do for you. Ask yourself these sorts of questions:

What is the nature of my project?

Do I need to hire a 'local' VA versus 'any

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

where'?

Do I need to have regular meetings with my VA?

The very nature of virtual working means that when working with a VA location isn't an issue, after all a VA can carry out all the duties a regular in-office secretary ca

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

Combination pro

n do (except make you a coffee!) - they can manage your diary, handle your emails, deal with your correspondence, type up reports, make your travel arrangements etc. etc. However, if you feel that working with a local VA is wh

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

at you need, then you should focus your search on just local VAs. However, be aware that by doing this you may be limiting your options when choosing the right VA.

2. Once you have decided on the above issues, and you know ex

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

actly what it is you want your VA to do, then make an initial contact with several VAs and send the same RFP (Request for Proposal) to each of them so that you can make some initial comparisons. This should include such things

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

as an outline of the project details, asking about their fees/fee structure, how they would go about doing the work for you, how would you receive/send work etc. Basically include anything that you have thought about and woul

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

d like answers to. At the end of this report is a useful checklist for you to use when approaching VAs.

3. If you're not sure how to go about finding VAs that meet your requirements, then there are several FREE searchable da

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

tabases available where you can source and then contact VAs directly. These databases also list skills and location. These are:

Alliance of UK Virtual Assistants - www.allianceofukvirtualassistants.org.uk

International Virt

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

Following aspects would a

ual Assistants Association - www.ivaa.org

The Virtual Business Group - www.virtualbizgroup.com

Digital Women - www.digital-women.com

International Virtual Women's Chamber of Commerce - www.ivwcc.com

4. Once you've narrowed

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

it down to two or three VAs, have a phone conversation with them (rather than exchange emails), as this will give you a good idea as to whether the VA is right for you, i.e. do you and this person 'click'. This is very importa

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

nt as you will be trusting your business to your VA and, as you are in a 'virtual' working relationship, it is not quite the same as having someone sitting next to you in the office - so you really do have to feel that this per

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

son has the right experience and you can trust them to deal with your work. Also, from the VA's point of view, they need to feel that you are the right client for them. This is a two-way street where you both need to feel com

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

pletely happy with the working relationship.

5. Another very important consideration is does your VA's skills match your needs? Check out their websites, view client's testimonials, and examine their profile. If necessary as

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

k if you can contact either a current or previous client for a reference.

6. Always ensure that you sign an agreement before any work starts so that you both know exactly what is expected of each other. The agreement should se

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

t out project requirements, fees (or an estimation of fees), VA's terms & conditions, client confidentiality policy etc. Your VA will provide the agreement, and you should both keep a signed copy.

7. And finally, contact your

.

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

potential VA as many times as you feel necessary to ensure that you are 100% happy with them before any work starts.

And don't forget to contact me to get your handy checklist for so that you can be sure you have all bases co

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

vered when you’re looking for the right VA.

REMEMBER: A Virtual Assistant's role is to support you and your business, by taking the pressure off you so you can spend more time working ON your business instead of IN it.

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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