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For most of us the idea of a man being sexually harassed is a bit of a joke. After all most men are big enough and tough enough

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

to take care of themselves. Lets face it if anyone should be worried about getting sexually in the workplace it is gorgeous girl

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

Examples of combination products may in

s like us. No so according to new research.

New statistics show that more and more men are getting sexually harassed in the wor

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

kplace. According to Web Wombat; sexual harassment of men in the workplace has risen to 7% and guess what! You, yes YOU could be

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

a perpetrator.

Watch what you wear

So your mother always told you not to wear your skirt to short but did you realise that you

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

Combination pro

r office clothes could be portrayed as sexually harassing? It may sound ridicules but many organisations are cracking down on wh

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

at women wear to the office. Some organisations are going as far as to set guidelines for acceptable clothing measurements. For

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

xample many banks dictate specific measurements for acceptable sleeve widths and skirt lengths.

So exactly what is Sexual Haras

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

sment?

According to the Anti Discrimination Board the definition of Sexual Harassment is “any form of sexually related behaviou

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

r that is not wanted and that is in any way humiliating or intimidating”. The definition goes further to say that it is behaviou

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

that any reasonable person should have expected would offend, humiliate or intimidate. Okay so does that mean it is fair to say

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

Following aspects would a

that the blokes in your office might find your cleavage a tiny bit intimidating? And what if they miss a promotion opportunity

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

because your skirt is so short that they can’t concentrate on the job at hand?

Let’s Play Fair

Dress according to the organisa

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

tional dress code (don’t worry you can still look gorgeous)

Read, understand and following your organisations policies on sexua

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

harassment

Do not make unwanted sexual advances on workmates

Do not make jokes or comments that could be misinterpreted as se

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

xually insulting

Always justify your hiring and firing decisions based on the person’s skills and experience rather than sex

E

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ncourage open communication so that the boys can tell you if they feel uncomfortable about anything that you have said or done

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

e conscious of how your actions make others in your office feel

Do not sent sexually explicit e-mails or text messages to the b

.

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

lokes in your office

Familiarise yourself with government legislation as it relates to sexual harassment

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

en by Lisa O’Brien from Careerscoach www.onlinecareercoaching.com

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

When you are looking to hold an annual general meeting (AGM), there are a variety of things to consider when selecting an appropriate venue to host the gathering.

The style guide makes it possible that your brand is speaking with one voice even if three different departments located in three different locations are presenting your brand to your customers. In case there is one day a question which cannot be answered by the style guide,

It is estimated that the average worker will have 14 jobs in his or her working lifetime. It is no longer a bad thing to change jobs. But that doesn't mean you should wander aimlessly from company to company. If you know the difference between a job and career and think long-term, you will prosper wherever you go.

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