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Just Other Articles - When The Going Gets Tough -- The Tough Keep Going
If you've been in a job search for more than a few weeks you may be experiencing the feelings of defeat and despair, not to mention the urge to give up. It's been a tough year, and then some, for those who have lost jobs for whatever reaso
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
n. Interviewing with no second interviews or offers coming in begins to wear thin - very fast.
Here are some tips to keep your spirits up when you're feeling down during this process.
1. Don't give up.
You may have heard some of these s
Here are some tips to keep your spirits up when you're feeling down during this process.
1. Don't give up.
You may have heard some of these s
; 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
tories before but they remain inspirational.
• Thomas Edison patented 1,093 inventions in his lifetime, but it took him 10,000 attempts to make an electric light bulb work.
• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse series failed to become an instant
• Thomas Edison patented 1,093 inventions in his lifetime, but it took him 10,000 attempts to make an electric light bulb work.
• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse series failed to become an instant
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
it, but he kept trying and in 1928 he added sound and made it an electrifying success.
• Milton Hershey failed several businesses before he became the 'Chocolate King' and built Hershey town. He even went bankrupt in his first business ve
• Milton Hershey failed several businesses before he became the 'Chocolate King' and built Hershey town. He even went bankrupt in his first business ve
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
nture.
(Source 'Milana Leshinsky' - http://www.accpow.com)
These are great 'successes-after-failure stories' that couldn't have happened if these people hadn't continued to pursue their d
(Source 'Milana Leshinsky' - http://www.accpow.com)
These are great 'successes-after-failure stories' that couldn't have happened if these people hadn't continued to pursue their d
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
reams. Anyone can give up -- that’s easy! The challenge is to pick yourself up after a failure and move forward. That is what will set you apart from 'the pack.'
2. Accept the ups and downs
It's not unusual to have highs and lows during
2. Accept the ups and downs
It's not unusual to have highs and lows during
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
our job search. Some days you may even feel like you're on an emotional roller coaster. Everything looks hopeful one moment with a job prospect ahead, and then it changes to dark and dismal in the next moment when you receive a rejection.
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
Accepting the fact that this is a stressful time you are going through and that a great deal of it is out of your control will help you put things into perspective.
3. Give yourself permission to fail.
It is very disappointing when you f
3. Give yourself permission to fail.
It is very disappointing when you f
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
eel like you 'aced' the interview and then wait for the promised call that never comes. Be realistic - you aren't going to get a job offer after every interview. Think of it this way, you didn't marry every date you ever dated (at least mo
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
t of us didn't), and you aren't going to get a job offer after every interview. And maybe that's a good thing, at least some of the time. Remember, you are interviewing 'them' as much as they are interviewing you.
4. Work on controlling s
4. Work on controlling s
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
tress
Stress becomes a problem when it begins to affect your lifestyle and health. Are you waking up in the middle of the night or skipping meals because you are feeling really down or upset? You may need to talk to someone who is a profe
Stress becomes a problem when it begins to affect your lifestyle and health. Are you waking up in the middle of the night or skipping meals because you are feeling really down or upset? You may need to talk to someone who is a profe
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
ssional to get some advice about relaxation techniques. Park and Recreation departments in most cities offer relaxation courses of some kind -- yoga, pilates, aerobics, or stress control exercises -- for a nominal fee, that could assist yo
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
in getting back on balance.
5. Continue to get 'out there'
Study after study published continues to indicate that 'networking' is still the number one way to land a job. Take advantage of every opportunity to be with groups of people. T
5. Continue to get 'out there'
Study after study published continues to indicate that 'networking' is still the number one way to land a job. Take advantage of every opportunity to be with groups of people. T
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
his encompasses everything from your child's soccer game to a Chamber of Commerce event. Informal networking can happen at any moment and when you least expect it. An example is of a man waiting for a bus. He struck up a conversation with
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
another man also waiting for the bus and ended up getting a job lead and an eventual offer. No one can predict when an opportunity might come your way.
6. Prepare yourself
Preparing ahead of the interview will give you a definite advanta
6. Prepare yourself
Preparing ahead of the interview will give you a definite advanta
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
e. What this means is getting focused about what you want the interviewer to know about you. You are presenting a picture of you with words. It is important to identify what makes you unique and what added value you can bring to the positi
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
on. Reading through the job posting you are applying for and getting a sense of what it will take to do this job will help you look at the process from interviewer's point of view. You want to let the interviewer know that you are the 'sol
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ution to the problem,' and the best person for the job.
7. Keep in mind - you are not alone
Remember, it is an extremely tight job market and that for every job opening there are four or five equally qualified candidates standing in line
7. Keep in mind - you are not alone
Remember, it is an extremely tight job market and that for every job opening there are four or five equally qualified candidates standing in line
.
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
behind you. It is essential that you are prepared, focused, and able to tell the interviewer what makes you unique and why you are the best person for the job.
Keeping upbeat is a part of your job right now. When you begin to give into th
Keeping upbeat is a part of your job right now. When you begin to give into th
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
e dark side you will project that to others. You want to stay as upbeat as possible, particularly while interviewing. Bringing confidence and energy to the interview are the two most important ingredients to connecting with the interviewer
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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