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Allowing the audience to ask questions after your presentation is an excellent way to reinforce your message and to continue to sell your ideas. In addition, because listeners can ask for clarification, audience members are less likely to leave your presentation with misconceptions about the concep

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

ts you delivered. Because of these benefits, the question and answer period is actually another presentation and vital to most speaking situations.

Here are some suggestions to more effectively handle the question and answer period. Create the right mental set among your listeners by telling them

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

Examples of combination products may in

arly in the presentation that you will have a question and answer period at the end of your speech. If you have an introducer, tell that person to mention your willingness to answer questions at the end of the presentation. People are more likely to ask questions if you tell them at the beginning

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

hat they will have this opportunity.

Show that you want queries. Say, “Who has the first question?” Look expectant after you ask the question. If no question is asked, “prime the pump” by asking a question. Say, “A question I’m often asked is….” Ask the question and then answer it. If there a

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

e then no questions, you can finish with “Are there any other questions?” Some of the enthusiasm for your presentation is lost if you have no questions from the audience. Usually, “priming the pump” will motivate audience members to ask questions.

Look at the person asking the question, and repea

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

Combination pro

it, especially if there is a large audience or if you need a moment to think. By repeating the question you also insure you understood what the person asked. However, do not continue looking at the person once you start to answer the question. Remember that you are still in a public speaking sit

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

ation and that the whole audience should hear your answer—not just the person who asked the question. In addition, continue to stand where you are equally distant from all members of your audience. Avoid the temptation to move directly to the person who asked the question. Visually this will make

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

he rest of the audience feel left out. As you end your answer, look back at the person and his/her facial expression will tell if you answered the question satisfactorily.

Keep your answer concise and to the point. Don’t give another speech. The audience will be bored if you take too long to an

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

wer a question. In addition, possibly the only person interested in the answer is the one who asked the question! If you can answer with a “yes” or “no,” then do so. This keeps the tempo moving and will help keep the audience’s attention.

One of the toughest challenges is the loaded question. D

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

n’t answer a loaded question; defuse it before you answer. Before answering a question such as, “What are you doing with all the money you are making from increased prices?” defuse it by saying, “I understand your frustration with the recent rate increase. I believe what you are asking is, ‘Why su

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

h a sudden increase in rates?’” Then answer that question. You only get into arguments when you allow yourself to answer the loaded question. If the person is not satisfied with the changing of the question’s wording, tell him or her that you will be glad to talk about it following the question a

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

Following aspects would a

d answer period and move quickly to the next question.

Sometimes you will have a listener raise his or her hand and instead of asking a question will make an extended comment—or a speech. This person has no question. A way to handle this is to watch the person’s speaking rate, and when he or she

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

akes a moment for a breath interrupt with “Thanks for your comment….Next question?” Look to the other side of the room and the long-winded speaker is not sure whether you interrupted him or whether you really thought he or she was finished. Do not allow the person to continue with the “speech” bec

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

use it will deprive other members of the audience of the opportunity to ask questions.

Don’t evaluate questions. Avoid saying “That was a great question,” or “Good question.” If the next person asks a question and you give no positive adjective, then the person may think you did not approve of th

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

question and that could stifle others from asking questions. If you want to affirm a specific question, simply say, “Thanks for asking that question.” Make everyone feel equally good about asking questions.

Consider having your conclusion after the question and answer period. This technique all

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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

ws you to control the end of your time in front of the audience. Instead of the last question, the audience receives your prepared and planned conclusion. Say, “Before I make some concluding remarks, who has a question to ask?” Then when you take the amount of time you want for the question and a

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

swer period, go back to your conclusion. Thus you can end in a positive and upbeat way rather than trailing off with “So if there are no further questions, I guess that’s it….”

Always maintain control of the speaking situation. When you open your presentation for audience participation, there are

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

risks of losing control. Anticipate the unexpected. Plan ahead as much as possible. Look at your content and think about likely questions the audience will ask. Prepare your own questions to ask. Don’t be afraid to say, “I don’t know,” and move on to the next question (You might add that you wi

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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

l be glad to get back to them with an answer at a later time). Be up front with a questioner if you think the question is not relevant and in a kind way say so. Your response might be, “Actually, that question doesn’t the fit the context of our discussion.” Work hard not to lose your temper with

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

omeone who is trying to make you look bad by the question asked.

Remember that many speaking situations really involve two presentations: the formal presentation and the question and answer period. Insure success with both presentations by using these techniques for the question and answer period

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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