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You are just about to leave university You are just setting out in the job market You have a number of hurdles to get over before you have the job you ha

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

ve been dreaming of. You find the thought of an interview daunting. You want to make a good impression and succeed!

Creating a good impression at an in

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

Examples of combination products may in

erview isn’t rocket science. This article will help you face that all important interview with confidence.

Remember most interviewers will have made the

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

ir minds up in the first 2 minutes. Be on time, look the part and look as if you really want the job.

Think about job and the image you present. It is

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

our opportunity to impress not shock. Be comfortable but dress the part. Nails, hair should be clean and well presented, your shoes shiny, the interview

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

Combination pro

ers should notice you rather than your jewellery or perfume/aftershave.

Smile, you need to show that you are enthusiastic

Think about how you sit, sit b

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

ck in the seat but don’t sprawl. Think about what you are going to do with your hands.

Make eye contact, it is usual to make the person who asked the qu

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

estion the person of main focus. Remember to scan the panel so everyone feels included. Looking at your hands, the floor or out of the window is a real

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

urn off when you interview someone.

Most interviews start with a question about you…”So tell us a little about yourself.” Prepare the answer so you can

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

feel relaxed. Think about the high lights rather than give a 10-minute ramble.

Watch the interviewers body language. If they are falling asleep it is a

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

bad sign. You can always ask if they would like more information.

Prepare thoroughly, research what the job entails. Consider the skills and knowledge

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

Following aspects would a

ase needed and do a self-audit comparing it with what you have to offer. Enthusiasm and energy can often make up for lack of enthusiasm particularly if y

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ou make it obvious that you have done your research and have the potential to learn.

Most interviews are lost because the candidate doesn’t actually list

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

n to the question. Listen carefully; if you don’t understand what they want ask them to repeat the question.

Think about exactly what they are asking –

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

what do they need to know? Is it referring to particular skills, knowledge, principles, understanding, your experience etc.

Use the question as a platfor

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

to sell yourself, but be honest. If it is appropriate use the question to give concrete examples of what you have done/can do. Be careful not to become

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

anecdotal you must make a clear connection between the question and your answer.

If you don’t know something it isn’t the end of the world. Interviewer

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

would rather hear, “I don’t know but I’d be really keen to learn,” than discover too late that you have been dishonest.

Finally remember that most peopl

.

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

e who interview are also anxious, as the success of their business is dependent on appointing the right people.

Do your best, be yourself and if you don’

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

get the job ask for feedback on your interview. In this way the interview becomes part of your professional development and not a failure. Good Luck

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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A clip-on tie, a brightly colored blazer, a tool of their trade- a mop or broom, a spatula, and, or the inevitable frustrating feeling that the choice they made is a dead wringer for years on end of boredom, and the degree of humiliation that results in them having a reason to legitimately bang their head against the wall.

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