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Every single person reading this article has a co-worker (or two, or three, or four) that does their job in such a way that you are able

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

to do YOUR job more effectively. You know who I’m talking about – the people who always meet the deadline, have the answers, are there f

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

Examples of combination products may in

or you when you need them.

Why not take a moment or two today to think about those people and say thank you? Sure, they know how you fe

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

el, but there’s nothing like hearing it out loud. Better yet, try some of these creative ways to give cheers to your peers:

Random Acts

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

of Kindness – Make it a point to NOT leave on Friday afternoon until you have performed an act of kindness for a co-worker. Help her wi

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

Combination pro

th a project, get him a cup of coffee, and buy her lunch.

Write a Letter of Thanks – Write a letter of thanks to your co-worker specific

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

ally describing what he or she does to deserve your praise.

Celebrate Successes – When one of your co-workers reaches a goal or a milest

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

one, do what you can to help them celebrate! Bake a cake, decorate their workspace, and sing a song of celebration.

Eat Lunch with Some

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

one New – Are you always having lunch with the same people? Once a week or once a month, try eating with someone else. Get to know all

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

of your co-workers. You might find you develop a surprising friendship or two.

Write Them Up – Let’s start writing people up for the go

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

d stuff! If a co-worker has gone above and beyond, put it in writing and praise them to their boss! Support Them When Their Down - We

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

Following aspects would a

all have challenges we must deal with, and a strong support system at work can help us deal with them more effectively. Consider how you

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

can support co-workers under stress? One group of co-workers wanted to support a woman who had an operation on her nose and had to come

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

to work with a cotton ball stitched to her nose.

Knowing she had a great sense of humor, they all greeted her with cotton balls stuck t

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

o their noses in a show of support. The ice was broken, they laughed together, and the co-worker was able to do her job without embarras

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

sment.

Start a Peer to Peer Recognition Team – If your workplace doesn’t already have one, why not approach your boss with this idea? D

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

evelop a team whose sole purpose is to recognize your co-workers. Rotate the members on an annual basis so everyone has a chance to serv

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

e.

Use your creativity and you’ll come up with a myriad of ways to say “I couldn’t do it without you!”

2007, Donna Cutting. Yo

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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

u may have permission to reprint this article if you give credit to Donna Cutting as the author and attach the byline above, including th

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

e phone number and website address. Please send a copy of the issue that contains this article to PO Box 76461, St. Petersburg, FL 33734

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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Some of these ideas are more traditional, such as yellow pages advertising and classified ads. Of course that doesn't mean they should be neglected.

Stamp your signature on it! Are you proud of what you created? Let people know who created the product or service and be proud of your work. Give your products and services the value they deserve by adding your personal signature to the work.

One of the main principles of business is to create loyal clients and patients. These are the best source of profit for your organization. One way to create loyal customers is to find out their needs and wants through a customer satisfaction survey. This article helps get you started in that direction.

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