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I grumpily survey my Monster resume stats. Despite my diligent efforts (like updating resume every day to ensure hi

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

gh circulation), only 12 people have looked at my resume since I posted it six weeks ago. For a moment I’m afraid t

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

Examples of combination products may in

at I’m just not qualified, that my resume sucks, that I’ll never find another decent job again. As usual, my friend

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

s come to my rescue. It turns out I’m not alone. Several friends who are also using major job search engines have t

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 same complaints, and my friend Celeste, who recently found a high paying job working in marketing, has a solution

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

Combination pro

. “Potential employers get lost sifting through resumes on the bigger sites. It’s a better idea to find a job boa

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

d that plays up to your individual skills. The employers who go to that site obviously value your skill above all,

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

and are probably willing to pay for it.”

Apparently more and more people have the same idea as Celeste. Specialize

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

, or ‘boutique’, job boards are a growing trend.

“Providing employers with a specific resume pool is not a new ide

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

a. Headhunters have been around since the 50’s or before, but they only accept resumes from top executives. The int

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

rnet has opened up the doors to the rest of the workforce, who are beginning to understand that their own skills ar

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

Following aspects would a

e often just as specific and merit the same kind of specialized services.” says Joyce Svitak, who started Bilingual

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

areer.com in 2003. Joyce’s site operates the same way Monster does: jobseekers get free services, but corporations

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

pay money to have access to a pool of applicants who are more closely matched to their profile.

Not bilingual? Abo

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

t.com and other directories offer forums for almost every thing under the sun. Most professions have affiliated pro

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

fessional associations, which range from the broad (Professional Association of Teachers) to the obscure (The North

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

rn California Book Publishing and Marketing Association). Association websites generally have links to specialized

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

job boards, discussion groups, and other skill appropriate job forums.

Shortly after talking to Celeste I luck out

.

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

and find a job through a specialized job board. I tell my unemployed friend Candy about this.

“That’s all very wel

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

l for you, but what about a job board for my special skills...um...blogging? eating too much pasta? reading comics?

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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