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Lets begin by understanding a little more about delegation

Hopefully this short piece will allow you to assess your own approach and review its effectiveness or otherwise.

Definition - Delegation is where part of your own jo

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

b consciously passed to a subordinate whilst retaining accountability.

As management is really about getting things done through people, successful delegation is vital aspect of a manager's job. The more senior you are the mo

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

Examples of combination products may in

e you really delegate and the more effective you become. You're doing more strategic work as you progress upwards within your organization and doing less transactional work.

Delegation is something one needs to make a conscio

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

us decision about. Looking at your own time and how successful can you be doing everything yourself? Perhaps delegating makes sense to clear your desk of things that you don't have to be doing yourself.

Select a subordinate w

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

o is not only capable of doing the tasks but will be able to use the experience to grow their own career. This is a win-win experience. Of course you may not have the luxury of selecting your own subordinate and have to take w

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

Combination pro

hat you get.

Then of course strike a balance between delegating too little or too much.

What to delegate and to whom

Divide work into meaningful tasks and then allocate them to specialists or people who will benefit from th

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

experience.

Allocate the work

This is the hardest and most important stage of delegation and generally involves a number of issues:

The subordinate must understand why the work needs to be done

Where

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 applicable the manger should set specific performance standards for output, time, cost and quality, and involve the subordinate in the process. Furthermore sub goals and monitoring and reporting procedures should be agreed

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

upon;

The manager should delegate responsibility, the subordinate must be allowed to make decisions to achieve agreed results

The subordinate must be given authority or control over certain resources and

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

people

While the manager can delegate tasks and assign responsibility and authority for their accomplishment, he will always be held accountable for the tasks his subordinates perform

Monitoring performance

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

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A manager should constantly monitor progress against standards and sub-goals. Recognition must be given for task accomplishment and preventative or corrective action instituted when targets are not being achieved. It's th

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

Following aspects would a

e monitoring of performance which keeps you in control and aware of the results of the work you delegate.

If tasks are delegated as part of a developmental program the manager should ensure that the subordinate receives prope

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

training and guidance!

Benefits of successful delegation

Providing subordinates with the opportunity for growth and development

Motivating subordinates by giving them the opportunity to make decisions

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
>Allowing the manager more time for relevant managerial activities such as planning and controlling
Facilitation communication and understanding between a manager and his subordinates

Reducing the time taken t
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
make decisions
Allowing the decision making to take place close to the point of action where the detail is known

Obstacles to successful delegation

There are a number of possible reasons which hold ma
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
nagers back from delegating. The reasons are;
The fear that subordinates will do a better job and get the recognition

Fear that the subordinate won't be able to do the job properly

The fear of los
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ng control over activities and tasks for which he is accountable
A feeling that it is important for him to be seen doing the work rather than purely managing

Preference for doing the work itself as oppose
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
d to managing people
A manager might have the technical skill to perform the task but not the managerial skill to see that someone else does it.
In the long run delegation is an essential skill to learn. Never
.

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
be scared to delegate your ability to delegate will assist you in growing your career more than being an absolute expert in some minor part of your job. As a manager you'll be able to monitor the performance and still stay on
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
top of the work you've delegated. You will reap the rewards.

Good luck in your delegation!

Best Year Yet Closing the gap from where you are to where you want to be

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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