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This is a follow-up to a recent article about older job seekers & common stereotypes. That article sparked a lot of feedback. Following ar

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

e some of the ideas that readers shared with me. If you are a younger worker, you may still want to ponder these suggestions: eventually y

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

Examples of combination products may in

ou will face the same challenges!

One older job seeker shared an approach that worked for him. Six months into an unsuccessful job search

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

, he began to suspect that concerns about his health and/or health insurance might be preventing callbacks. As it happened, he was covered

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

by his wife’s employer-provided health benefits. He started working this fact into interviews — “I’m in great health, and I don’t need he

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

Combination pro

alth insurance.” It wasn’t long before he faced several job offers. If you are covered by a spouse’s benefits, consider mentioning this fa

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

ct. Interviewers are very constrained with respect to asking health-related questions, but you can volunteer this information.

The stereo

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

type of older workers as “coasting” — not keeping abreast of the latest trends and industry news — compelled one older job seeker to spend

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

2 hours at the library each morning, reading periodicals and business books. “It made a difference. My level of knowledge impressed inter

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

viewers.” Besides, she mentioned, it added structure to her job hunting routine, and over a few months she made several good friends at th

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

e library, expanding her network.

A similar suggestion came from an employer who reacted to my article. “I want to know that candidates o

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

Following aspects would a

f any age are committed to learning. I want to hear about the latest class they took, their educational plans for the upcoming year, and h

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ow they’ve applied new knowledge in their career development.” She went on to comment that when an older candidate shows a lifetime habit

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

of personal and professional development, it’s a safe bet the pattern will continue. “With younger candidates, maybe yes, maybe no.”

One

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

older gentleman enthusiastically agreed that attitude is everything. “I bring a lot to the table that younger candidates lack. I believe t

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

his passionately, I’m quite vocal about it, and I have yet to feel discriminated against.” He shared some of the things he felt older work

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ers uniquely possess — lots of experience, a proven track record, a vast network and more entertaining “on the job” stories than any recen

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

t college grad could ever have.

Finally, a reader stoically shared the thought that the odds are somewhat stacked against older workers,

.

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

and that this reality just means they have to work a little harder. They may face more “no’s” than similarly qualified younger candidates,

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

and that just means they need to work the numbers: more networking, more interviews to get to “yes.” In other words, it’s a numbers game.

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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The most important advice I can offer the candidate is: that the vast majority of jobs are found and secured via referral and networking. In other words - talk to everyone you know about your job search. Don't keep it a secret. You never know who might know of an appropriate job opening or who might have a personal friend that knows someone who is hiring. And don't forget your past professional associates.

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