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The days are long gone when managers felt free to sit on the phone for half an hour, providing an in

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

-depth job reference for a former colleague or subordinate. These days, HR departments are cracking

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

Examples of combination products may in

own on renegade reference-givers, restricting references to the basic facts of job title, start date

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

and ending date.

The good news is that managers are off the hook when it comes to providing job ref

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

rences for former subordinates or co-workers IF they (the managers) still work for the employer. But

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

Combination pro

when a former workmate asks you to give a reference, and you don't feel all that comfortable, and y

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

u don't have the excuse "HR won't let me" because you no longer work for the same company, what do y

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

u do?

Now, it goes without saying that we like to help our former colleagues as they seek new oppor

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

unities. There's nothing more fun than singing the praises of a former workmate and knowing that you

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

're helping him or her get a great job. But what about the case when you don't feel so comfortable?

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

mazingly, people will ask you for references who really should know better. Perhaps you and this fel

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

Following aspects would a

ow never saw eye to eye, or perhaps you gave him a poor job review, or even fired him!

Nonetheless,

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

he gives your name as a reference, and the phone rings. How do you deal?

Here's how. You say, "Ah,

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

yes, I remember Neal. But I'm not a great reference, because I didn't supervise him closely" [or, if

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

that's not true, "because although I remember him as a nice guy, I don't have a terrific recollectio

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

of his work"]. If you were caught unaware, poor Neal can't really be angry at you for begging off.

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

t's much better than giving him a bad reference - I wouldn't do that, no matter how negatively you f

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

eel about Neal's work.

Here's one other choice, but it only works for written references. (They're

.

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

trictly tongue-in-cheek, of course.) "In my opinion, you will be lucky if you can get this employee

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

to work for you." or "I can recommend this candidate with no qualifications whatsoever."

Good luck

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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