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E-Folder - Getting the Most From Your Meetings
How many times have you been to a business meeting and wondered just what it was all about or why they had bothered calling it in the first place? Unproductive and unnecessary meetings can be aggravating for every
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
one involved. They can also be a spectacular waste of valuable time and manhours if not approached and managed appropriately.
Most unproductive meetings fail before they start, through a lack of preparation.
Most unproductive meetings fail before they start, through a lack of preparation.
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
By making sure you prepare for the meeting and then managing the gathering, you can ensure that your meetings are much more productive.
Firstly, before calling any meeting, decide whether a meeting is ap
Firstly, before calling any meeting, decide whether a meeting is ap
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ropriate at all. Meetings should really only be called if there is a defined objective. If you have no objective, then think twice about calling the meeting. Your objective could be one of many things though, li
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:
- making a decision
- gaining agreement
- gaining information
- reviewing progress
- building a team.
Make sure you know why you're calling the meeting and that a meeting is appropr
- making a decision
- gaining agreement
- gaining information
- reviewing progress
- building a team.
Make sure you know why you're calling the meeting and that a meeting is appropr
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
iate. Ask yourself, 'how else could I do this?' and 'what will this cost?'.
Secondly, as with most things in business, proper planning and preparation is essential.
- Decide your objective in advan
Secondly, as with most things in business, proper planning and preparation is essential.
- Decide your objective in advan
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
e.
What is it that you want from the meeting and the attendees?
- Plan your discussion topics.
What will you be talking about? How will the discussions go? What are the likely 'rabbit-holes' or off
What is it that you want from the meeting and the attendees?
- Plan your discussion topics.
What will you be talking about? How will the discussions go? What are the likely 'rabbit-holes' or off
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
subject distractions that will arise. What will you do if the discussion gets side-tracked?
- Decide who should attend.
Once you know what you're looking for you should be able to decide who should be th
- Decide who should attend.
Once you know what you're looking for you should be able to decide who should be th
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
re and what they will bring to your meeting. Try not to make it a cast of millions. Meetings with more than seven or eight people in active discussion will rarely be productive. If you need to invite more than t
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
his, try approaching the subject matter differently. Could you target smaller subject chunks allowing several smaller, more focused meetings to address the larger issue?
- Book your venue.
Getting the ri
- Book your venue.
Getting the ri
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
ht venue can be crucial to your meeting and shouldn't be underestimated as a potential success factor. Make sure it sets the right tone, is in the right place and will allow for a comfortable meeting with all nece
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
sary utilities or resources at hand. Allow time for any attendees that may need to travel.
- Set your agenda.
Decide in advance what will be discussed and publish it. Keep the number of topics under con
- Set your agenda.
Decide in advance what will be discussed and publish it. Keep the number of topics under con
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
rol and to a minimum. Too many topics for discussion in a short time will result in a vague and indecisive meeting.
- Inform the attendees.
Invite the attendees and let them have the agenda as early as p
- Inform the attendees.
Invite the attendees and let them have the agenda as early as p
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ossible so there's no doubt what the meeting is for. Allow time for you and your attendees to prepare. Inadequate preparation on the part of your attendees could sink your meeting just as quickly as your lack of
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
reparation would.
- Keep your meeting as short as possible.
There's nothing worse than a six or eight hour marathon that leaves everyone exhausted and wondering why they bother. If you can't discuss it a
- Keep your meeting as short as possible.
There's nothing worse than a six or eight hour marathon that leaves everyone exhausted and wondering why they bother. If you can't discuss it a
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
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
l in a short period, then decide whether the topics should be limited to allow for more focus. If you do need a long meeting, make sure you schedule comfort breaks so that the discussion can stop periodically to a
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
low people to get fresh air, go the toilet, get a coffee and generally refocus themselves for the rest of the meeting.
Finally, think about laying down some ground rules at the start of the meeting. Let every
Finally, think about laying down some ground rules at the start of the meeting. Let every
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
one know who the chairperson is and what their role will be. Tell everyone who will be taking the minutes and recording actions. People will then be able to ensure that this person understands what has been decid
.
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
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
d and can record appropriately.
A good meeting will stand or fall on the behaviours of the people involved. Why not outline your expectations of everyone in terms of how you would like them to behave in the m
A good meeting will stand or fall on the behaviours of the people involved. Why not outline your expectations of everyone in terms of how you would like them to behave in the m
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
eting and why. Just making sure people are willing to be open, receptive to ideas and opinions as well as co-operative in meetings, will go a long way to ensuring that the discussions are as productive as possible
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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