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Do not worry when people tell you an interview is a "selling exercise". All they mean is that the interviewer needs to fill his or her position and you just have to show how you meet this

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

need.

You know what the need is - The interviewer advertised it in the vacancy! And you already showed you met the need via your CV or job application form!

So, in the interview

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

Examples of combination products may in

you simply demonstrate, through answering interview questions, how well you meet this need and leave the decision to them.

Be confident when answering interview questions. You may be

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

nervous and you won't be completely sure that your answer is the one the interviewer is expecting, but still say it with conviction.

Listen to ALL the question before answeri

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

g.

Sometimes, people only hear the first bit of a question because they are already thinking about the answer. They then miss the next bit.

For example: “Talk to me about two of your strengths

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

Combination pro

and give me examples for both”.

Some people here the word “strengths” and off they go……. They list 2 strengths then stop, and wonder why the interviewers are looking like they expect more!

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

> Think before you speak. What might seem like ages to you, really isn’t. Too many people jump in as soon as the question ends. Don’t.

If you don't understand the question,

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

ask for clarification. Confidence is about being able to say you don't understand without feeling stupid.

If you can’t think of an answer, ASK to come back to it. This is far better

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

and shows more confidence than saying nothing, stammering or talking rubbish (people do). Just say “I need a little more time to think about that one. Can I come back to it later?”

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

Use persuasive language when answering interview questions. By which we mean this:

Don’t say, when asked what you've done in your current job:

"In my current job I did X and Y.

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

Then I did Z".

Instead, use words like “project led”, “volunteered”, “was asked” “successfully”.

“In my current job, I was asked to implement X. After this, I project led a team to i

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

Following aspects would a

mplement Y. After that I volunteered to take on X and completed it successfully before the deadline”.

Can you see that this is much better? You sound active in your own successes, not just

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

passively doing tasks given to you.

And Be Positive when answering interview questions. Don’t use negative words or say anything bad about your current job, boss or Company. Inst

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

ead talk about what else you are looking for. Say “I genuinely enjoyed my last job, but I'm eager to move onto a different challenge and use the skills I have gained”, or something simila

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

Back up statements with examples. If you describe an ability, skill or experience, follow it with an example.

Take the initiative. If you're not asked about something

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

which you feel is important, raise the subject yourself. After all, this is your one chance to sell yourself, so don't waste the opportunity. You can do this at the end by adding “I’ve not h

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

d the opportunity to tell you about X. Do you mind if I take a few minutes to tell you?”.

Be consistent with your answers. Sometimes, interviewers may ask you the same thing tw

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

ice, phrased slightly differently as a way of checking you out. Listen to yourself as well as to them. If you feel you've made a mistake, put things right by saying, “going back to what I sa

.

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 earlier about...what I really meant was”…

Be careful not to talk TOO much. When you’ve finished answering interview questions, don’t be tempted to fill any awkward silences wit

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

h nervous chatter. Sometimes, silence is used as a technique to see how you'll react. You can always pass the lead back to them by pleasantly saying “does that answer your question?”

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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