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Are you looking to hire the best talent? Are you thinking about adding a new employee who will significantly impact m

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

illions of dollars in YOUR business? Do you want to hire the best? Then you need to show and convince your next hire

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

Examples of combination products may in

hat you are serious about him joining your team.

In March, we received the following candidate’s response to two hig

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

level interviews. The candidate would potentially earn over $100,000 in base salary. As a regional salesperson, the

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

andidate would potentially add millions in new revenue per year to the company. We edited his response. Needless to s

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

Combination pro

ay, the first company did not convince this very capable salesperson that they wanted him, the second one did.

“Dave

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

the PROCESS speaks volumes about the company. Here I was being recruited by a well known company. The position was p

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

rfect, the location acceptable but after my first visit, I decided to fire them. They seemed shocked!”

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

tel was a dump and not billed directly to the company. I had to needlessly change planes, arrange transportation to t

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

he interview and the receptionist had no clue who I was or why I would have an appointment with C-level executives (“

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

’m sure they would have said something to me. I don’t see your name on the list of appointments today.”). The senior

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

Following aspects would a

eam was sharp but not coordinated and I left very disappointed in what I felt was a complete waste of my time.

(On a

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

other interview) The quality of the accommodations is not as important as the thought that went into planning. I was

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

made to feel like a king when the company made my reservations. When the car dropped me off, the general manager was

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

here expecting me. He explained the hotel was very convenient to the plant (the hotel was old and dated but very clea

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

). He arranged for me to have a “suite.” He offered a catered dinner of my choice (not simply a take-out from Denny’s

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

next door) and cocktail service if I chose to relax. It was late and I was tired so I declined but the experience was

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

tremendous. To top it off, they flew me coach on the way in and first class on the trip back home.

“All things bein

.

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

equal, the candidate will go with the company that shows the most respect.” Even as a recruiter, I couldn’t have sai

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

it better! These are his comments and he is now the top producer (also wage earner) in a highly competitive industry

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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