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We're surrounded by examples of great, and not-so-great, teamwork. Recently I flew to Los Angeles, visited relatives, took in a parade with floats, bands and street performers, saw a

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

football game and attended an opera. Countless teams made it all possible, whether on stage or back stage, seen or unseen. You too are a part of a variety of teams. How well you wor

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

Examples of combination products may in

together tells me how successful you are. Are you teaming with success?

True teamwork takes time and a willingness to contribute to the greater good of the team, as oppos

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

d to only looking out for number one. It begins with a desire to work on behalf of the group. Examine your motives. In successful teams, when the teams win their teammates too reap t

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

e rewards. Ineffective teams are often betrayed by selfish team members whose individual goals supersede their team's goals.

Among the hallmarks of effective teams, whethe

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

Combination pro

in sales or service environments:

• A shared vision of the mission of the team and its goals
• Willingness to meld one's individual talents for the betterment of the

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

team
• Clear communication in both directions: between team leader and team members, and amongst members themselves
• Ample appreciation of individual differences within on

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

e's team
• Recognition and reward of team members for their efforts

I have chaired boards of directors, coached basketball teams domestically and internationally, and

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

managed talented and not so talented groups within and beyond high-tech. I know from experience that lines of authority alone do not guarantee dedication, loyalty and a shared sense

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

f team play. Similarly, I have been a member of functional and dysfunctional teams and have seen first-hand that talent alone doesn't guarantee success. Successful teams are about a

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

oming together of talent, a melding of minds and mindsets, and an ability to focus on the big picture.

Team members seek the following:

• To be heard
• To

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

Following aspects would a

feel important
• To be valued, appreciated and recognized
• An opportunity to express individuality

These can all occur on well-led teams, without sacrificing th

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

team spirit. It’s a mistake to believe that the best team leaders treat everyone the same way. Realistically, not everyone wants nor needs to be treated the same way. Whether in sal

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

s or service situations, many team members are self-motivated. They are self-starters who want the keys to the car and then ask that you step away from the curb. Other team members w

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

ant and need reassurance, support and a little hand-holding. Neither is right nor wrong. But each excels when treated the way they most want to be treated.

Team leaders sh

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

uld strive to achieve the following:

• A clear vision of the team’s goals and objectives that they consistently articulate
• Appreciation of who each team member is a

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

d how to relate to them: personality, temperament, strengths and weaknesses and style
• Cohesion through regular communication
• Support for each team member
• Recog

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

ition for members’ accomplishments and group milestones

Teamwork is developed over time. Day by day your team can strengthen itself through experience and the natural rela

.

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

ionships that occur over time. With time and attention to these tips, soon your group will be teaming with success!

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

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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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