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Here are five ways prove your worth and get ahead at work from "The Office Coach:"

Be Proactive

This is the number one problem of new workers in the workplace. They spent their en

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

tire career up to this point in schools where they were spoon fed assignments and activities. They were always told where to go and what to do and now, suddenly, they’re at a job and they d

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

Examples of combination products may in

on’t know that they are required to think for themselves. Believe it or not, I’ve noticed it in some older workers too. We live in a different world now than, say, 20 years ago. This is a w

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

orld of mergers, downsizing, technology that runs at the speed of thought. If you aren’t in on it, you risk being left behind. One way to be in on it is to develop an innovative mind. Learn

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 process first, then see how you can improve it. Strive to understand more than just your job so that you can see how what you do affects others. Find new ways to make your boss’s job eas

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

Combination pro

er and to make them look good. Do this, and you may find another partner on your path to success.

Be Confident

I learned early on, that if you walk into someone’s office, look th

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

em in the eye and tell them what you want and why, that more often than not, you’ll get it. Confidence is a position of power and it doesn’t require that you always know every detail of wha

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

t you are doing. Women are especially susceptible to this because many men are taught early on to stand up straight and look someone in the eye. Many women, on the other hand, are cultivate

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

d to be more submissive in their approach, more helpful. Now, I know this is a sweeping generalization, so please don’t crucify me for it, but this is hundreds of years of human nature and

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

I’m not sure how long it will take for women, as a whole, to completely eradicate this from our collective system.

Go Beyond the Call of Duty

When someone says, “That’s not in my j

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

b description” unless they are talking about something like a request for prostitution or scrubbing the company toilet, it usually indicates to a boss that there is a lack of flexibility. I

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

Following aspects would a

t is a good rule to temper what your boss needs against what you can do. If there is a big project and your boss wants you to stay late but you have to get the kids by five, let him know th

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

at you want to help and that you are able to come in early for a few days to get it done.

Cultivate Mentors

One of the greatest lessons I learned working in corporate America is th

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

at you need a good mentor to put you on the right path. Mentors are those people who instinctively see your worth and are willing to take the time and effort to help you develop and achieve

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

your goals. They have already made it and they are lighting the path for you because someone lit it for them and they realize the importance of both. It is important to not only cultivate

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

entors who you respect but to also pass this along to those who are newer at this than you, so that you have a whole range of support on both ends.

Walk a Mile in Your Co-workers Shoes<

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

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We know that there is often more than meets the eye in every situation, but we instinctively recoil when someone gives us a negative attitude or when they erupt for seemingly no reason

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

at all. It’s true, that some are just not nice people – but in the majority of cases, there is more going on there. The person who is willing to look beyond the reaction in a situation wil

.

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 able to see the underlying causes. These are the problem solvers, the level-headed ones who are able to walk a mile in their co-workers shoes to solve an organization’s problems. They

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

prove themselves to be very valuable assets to an organization and enjoy the luxury of being able to speak their minds and the honor of being asked to do so. This is something to strive for

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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