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“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.” E.V. Lucas

1. Have an agenda. Start out with an agenda handed out to the

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

appropriate people at least 72 hours in advance, listing time, date, and place of meeting.

2. Set ground rules. Let everyone know at the beginning of the meeting that you specifically pla

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

Examples of combination products may in

to stick with the allotted time frames and topics in the agenda. This is the key to running meetings that don't go overtime and yet get results. Also, if the meeting is short, sweet, and p

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

roductive, it will positively affect people's attitudes about future meetings.

3. Appoint a timekeeper. Make an announcement ahead of time stating exactly how many minutes each person is g

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

ven to speak or share ideas. Appoint an individual as timekeeper and literally give that person a “timer” that goes off if someone runs overtime. This is beneficial in brainstorming sessio

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

Combination pro

s if someone goes off on tangents, or monopolizes the meeting.

4. Appoint a meeting secretary. Appoint a secretary who will write down the minutes, what was discussed in the meeting, and

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

distribute this to everyone within 48 hours of the meeting ending.

5. List meeting assignments. In the agenda, state exactly “who” is doing what. For instance, “John Smith, Customer Satisf

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

ction Report, 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.” List it as such in the agenda. Again, announce at the beginning of the meeting that you plan to stick specifically within the given time frames. This wi

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

l set the tone for the entire meeting.

6. Coffee and refreshments. If certain individuals are responsible for bringing refreshments to the meeting, list their names in the agenda as well.

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

This will serve as a reminder to them in addition to letting everyone know that food will be served. In my workshops, managers often tell me that “nothing boosts morale or team building bet

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

er than free food in a meeting.”

7. Begin and end the meeting on time. Nothing reduces morale like a one hour meeting that ends up lasting two hours. The biggest complaint I hear from my p

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

Following aspects would a

rticipants about their organization’s meetings is that their meetings “start late, and usually run way over time.” When I’m about to begin a training workshop at a company, one thing I of

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ten hear is, “In our organization, meetings start late, so don’t be surprised if people aren’t on time.” Employees become conditioned to think it’s acceptable not to be punctual. Also, end

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

he meeting on time. Better yet, end early. People’s attitudes will change if they start attending meetings that are short, productive and get results.

8. Assist each presenter with their a

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

dio-visual equipment. To reduce nervousness, arrange to arrive early and help any speakers ahead of time with their equipment. Nothing minimizes nervousness about public speaking like being

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

prepared. One central skill to effective leadership development is to ensure a smooth running meeting. You want to look professional and in control.

9. Summarize the meeting. As stated ea

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

lier, when the meeting adjourns, follow up with a summary and send to all appropriate people within 48 hours. This serves as a reminder of what was discussed, and it’s also beneficial if yo

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

have “difficult” people who frequently say, “I don’t remember that being talked about in the meeting.” This way you can refer back to the minutes.

Lastly, lots of managers and team leader

.

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

s tell me if you really want an effective 15 or 20 minute meeting, consider taking the chairs out of the room. Give everyone clip boards to write on, along with paper and pens. Standing for

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

long periods of time is uncomfortable. This helps the meeting stay on track…fast!

“The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.” Robert Orben

Copyright 2006 Colleen Kettenhofe

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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