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Have you ever attended a Team Building Seminar? Afterward, were you as effective in developing or improving the performance of a team as you feel you could be? Many of us struggle w

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

ith the value of the seminar experience.

I am committed to simulations as the most effective way for people to learn. Simulations require people to become actively involved and own

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

Examples of combination products may in

their learning. Participants are engaged through the challenge of a problem, project, or competitive situation. Their response to this challenge is then analyzed by the participants

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

themselves with the support and guidance of an experienced facilitator.

Simulations compel participants to play an active role in their learning, while the typical seminar is pass

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

ve and requires the learner to sit in a chair for the duration, often resulting in a lengthy, boring experience.

With regard to Building and Developing Teams, the first question is

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

Combination pro

“How can I distinguish between any old team and what we really want - High Performing Teams?” The research confirms that successful or High Performing Teams have the following char

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

acteristics:

1. They commit to a common purpose – they know and agree on what they are supposed to accomplish.

2. The team establishes clear rules or guidelines for how they will

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

perate – there is a process they will follow or steps to mark their progress.

3. They make effective decisions – they have agreed on how they will make decisions, and they follow t

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

he process.

4. The team members communicate openly – while being respectful of one another, they don’t hold back in expressing opinions or in giving feedback.

5. Each team member

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

ommits to the team – this is not an audition for the next role. There is a commitment to the team’s performance rather than individual recognition.

6. They value each other’s diffe

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

ences – they recognize that there are differences and take advantage of them rather than try to suppress them. They adapt to different personalities and styles.

7. There is follow-

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

Following aspects would a

through – each member of the team does what they say they will do as they recognize that the team’s success depends on them.

The second question is, “How do we build or develop a H

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

gh Performing Team?” My answer is to put the team through a practice run – real life in real time; give them an experience where they need to perform as a team, demonstrating profic

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

iency in the characteristics shown above. There are many project based simulations in which a group has to build something or solve a problem. Most of these experiences fail to emph

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

size the high-performing team characteristics such as those listed above. Instead, they put the participants through an activity and then revert back to the standup lecture or discu

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

sion about what went well or didn’t go well and how the team might improve.

I have found an experience that simulates the interaction of a team in real time. "Pumping the Colors" i

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

s a one-day simulation that does it all. It starts with team members sharing their preferred styles, has the team review the characteristics of High Performing Teams, and has the te

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

m concentrate on setting priorities for acquiring these characteristics. It gets the team to focus on the need to plan and evaluate the team’s performance as a leading indicator of

.

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

ultimate success. There are four time periods spread throughout the day for the team to complete a challenging project. Alternating between the project and team meetings simulates r

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

al life. The difference is the consistent team meeting sessions where the team’s performance is constantly evaluated and improvement plans are generated and implemented in real time

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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