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Happiness is the state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. - Ayn Rand

How many people do you know go to wor

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

k and become someone they do not want to be? Either they are selling a product or service they don’t believe in, reaching for a bottom line that has n

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

Examples of combination products may in

o meaning for them, or are simply plugging along because it is what they have always done but their work represents nothing of their authentic self.

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

recently worked with a client who felt like every time she walked in her office she had to become someone else. She even had a name for this “identit

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

y” and when we talked about why it was important for her to give this other persona a name, she said it allowed her to disconnect from the things she

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

Combination pro

id that she didn’t believe in or want to be identified with. She struggled with something many people face every day - a great paying job that left he

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

r empty inside.

So, what is the answer? She came to me to help her sort out her options and in many ways to get permission to “look around”. For year

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

s she felt like she had no choice, there were no options that felt viable. So, here is one of the exercises we did to open up her mind to the real opt

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

ons staring her in the face. You can ask yourself these questions too.

Step 1 – Identify all of the things you do at work that feel counter to your a

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

uthentic self. Can you name the feeling? Can you identify what is going on for you physically when you are doing or saying things that feel counter to

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

your authentic self?

Step 2 – Identify some specific moments during the past several weeks where you felt like you were able to express your true sel

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

Following aspects would a

f at work. What were you doing? With whom were you working? How did you feel physically?

Step 3 – Identify some specific moments during the past seve

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ral weeks where you felt like you were able to express your authentic self outside of work. What were you doing? What makes you feel genuine? How impo

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

tant is that to you?

Step 4 – What would have to happen for you to be able to fully express your authentic self at work? What do you feel is getting

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

in your way? Complete these sentences: If only

_____________________ I would feel much more authentic at work. If only

_____________________________

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

__ I would feel better about my job.

Step 5 – If you were unable to identify any way for you to express your authentic self, determine what the payof

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

f is for working in this job. Make a list of all of the benefits you receive from this job financially, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

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

Step 6 – Identify all of the benefits you would like to receive from your job financially, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

Step 7 – 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

ermine what you are willing to do and what changes you are willing to make to make that your reality.

Step 8 – Identify what might hold you back from

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

getting what you want.

Step 9 – Create a plan.

Step 10 – Acknowledge that no matter what you decide, you will get what you are committed to getting

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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