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Meetings are out of control. They've been that way since my first job out of college when someone gave me a book called How to Make Meetings Work.

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

When I could control it, I stuck to the following rules to ensure the meetings were effective.

Have a good reason for the meeting

Sounds obviou

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

Examples of combination products may in

, but often overlooked especially where recurring meetings are concerned. Recurring meetings are taken for granted and no one bothers to revisit if there

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

is a need to continue the meetings or to simply cancel a meeting when there is no need for it.

Franklin Roosevelt started many programs to help America

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

ecover from the depression. Some of those programs still existed many years after the fact when they're no longer needed or fit the current economic envi

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

Combination pro

onment. Some programs didn't get cut until the 1980s through today.

Limit attendees

This good general management common sense. The more people 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 have, the longer it takes to come to a consensus on the action items, problems, and solutions.

For several years, I worked on a management team and it

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

worked well as attendance was limited to specific managers. Then, two other groups joined our organization and we almost doubled our meeting participants

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

We fought to limit attendance for this specific meeting and lost. We didn't accomplish as much as the smaller team and it took longer to get results.

I

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

ve seen managers and team leads attend every meeting there is known to the department even if one of their direct reports already attends. Delegate and t

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

ust. Let the direct report attend the meeting and report back. Use the freed up time for something else. It's not a crime for a manager to attend less th

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

Following aspects would a

n 40 hours of meetings per week.

Imagine what would've happened to the Declaration of Independence had more than five people had sat on the committee? A

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

committee of five drafted it with Thomas Jefferson doing most of the writing and presented to Continental Congress for approval.

Create an agenda and

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

stick to it

Even if you have an impromptu meeting, quickly jot down the agenda so you can stay on track. It doesn't have to be fancy or formal. Just

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

list what you're going to talk about and if possible, list how much time is available for each topic.

When a discussion gets lengthy, do what it takes t

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

put an end to it otherwise the meeting runs over or the people who have the conference room reserved kick you out and your last agenda items get sacrifi

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ed. Typically lengthy discussions impact only some of the attendees. So agree to take the discussion offline (outside of the meeting). Make it an action

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

tem for them to meet and report the final decision.

Steer irrelevant discussions back on track

Enforce the previous rule and stick to the agenda

.

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

As a compromise, table the discussion for after all of the agenda items are covered. Make the last agenda item a free for all so attendees aren't tempte

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

to break the rhythm of the meeting with something not on the agenda.

Let's get those meetings back in control and reclaim the extra time for other work

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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I've often wondered why I have this flame burning in me that simply refuses to go out. I used to try to put the fire out by drinking, but that didn't work, so I quit drinking. I have tried getting jobs on various occasions and having a boss is just too much for me.

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