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It was time for us to get some much need help with our websites so we decided that it’s time we hired someone on a part time basis. Though we really couldn’t afford

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

it, we felt that the only way for us to concentrate on business building activities we had to get out of doing the everyday grind work. As my mentor always say.. “it

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

Examples of combination products may in

’s better to get someone to do things you not good at doing, so you can concentrate on the things you’re good at”. This person we wanted to hire would be able to wor

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

k from their home on their own schedule, all we asked for is that they report to us daily or weekly about the assignments they completed. Pretty straight-forward wor

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

.. data entry, responding to the email concerns of visitors to our network of websites and some research.

Two weeks ago we posted the vacancy on the Internet with t

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

Combination pro

he intention to choose a candidate to fill the position within a three week period. We tried our best to be every specific in our description of the job, what it pay

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

s and how to apply. Three things we made very clear were. We will not accept any applications with attachments (any information must be contained within the body of

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

the email), we simply didn’t have the resources to respond to every application we receive and please don’t contact us with questions about if the position was fille

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

or more info. We went on to explain that this was a screening process to get the best applications we feel could fit the job and then we would be contacting those i

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

ndividuals further. We also mentioned that everyone that applied will hear from us in a general email to let them know when the position was filled, just so we didn’

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

t leave them wondering.

Are people in so much of a rush they don’t fully read what’s in front of them?

From the first wave of applications we received it was quite

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

Following aspects would a

clear that in their haste to apply they completely missed the 3 points we mentioned above. Now, it does not end there, we sent out another email letting everyone kn

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

w that if they applied for the position (a reminder) and sent in their resume as an attachment it was immediately deleted. We gave them the option to reapply. A litt

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

le over 4 days ago we stop accepting applications, but what I can tell you is that from the 700+ applications we received about 22% of them did exactly what we asked

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

not to do. Yep, there were attachments and tons of emails about the job even though we tried our best to explain everything.

Would you hire someone to work from y

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

ou where paying attention to detail is a key component and in their application they failed to follow simple instructions?

After we sent out the reminder email to l

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

t those who did send in attachments to correct their applications, we still received more applications with attachments. A colleague who wrote back after she receive

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

d our reminder email mentioned that she would not give individuals like this a second chance. Would you?

Tip: Always pay attention to all the details before you com

.

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

mit or respond to something. Sometimes it’s good to re-read the entire thing a couple times before taking action. This way you won’t make silly mistakes that would h

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

urt your chances at getting hired. Don’t get caught-up in the excitement.

Best Regards

Chris De La Rosa
http://www.obzokee.com
http://www.genuinejobs.co

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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