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It's hard to imagine that establishing a successful Teleconference call can conjure up thoughts of buying ones first stereo, but that's exactly the sentiment I felt when a group of our employees met to discuss ways to assist our cus

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

tomers in managing their remote "Teleconference" meetings successfully. Let me explain...

Circa 1978, freshly graduated from university and after working at the telephone company for a few months, I had enough money to venture out

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

Examples of combination products may in

nd buy those Bose speakers I'd read so much about! My dilemma, needless to say, centered on the fact that 8-track's were still semi fashionable, turntables were mainstream and tape decks were taking off! Do I choose the fashion of 8

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

-track or the industry "buzz" of tape decks over the wood grain/direct-drive turntable the salesmen was promoting. I chose the turntable, a decision I applaud to this day! Despite all three technologies having long given way to CD's

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

and downloadable music, my turntable is the one piece of technology that still survives in my media set-up. I long ago abandoned playing vinyl on a regular basis, but the sweet sound a turntable can produce on an old Jazz or Blues a

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

Combination pro

lbum is spectacular.

How does the decision to buy the turntable in any way shadow an article on "Successful Teleconferencing"? Well, it begins and ends with the words the salesmen said to me prior to my purchase. "The system is onl

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

as good as it's weakest link". These words resonated with me, essentially telling me that the Bose speakers might be a wonderful buy, but if any part of the stereo system was less than equal to the speakers, the sound it produced w

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

ould only be as good as the lesser part, or "weakest" link! These are words that we live by in the teleconference world. Essentially, for a teleconference call to be successful all the components need to be working in harmony and i

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

the teleconference world the components are often the Participants who dial-in!

How the Participants join a meeting, what type of device they call in on, ie: a landline or mobile device, and how they interact in the meeting, has a

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

huge impact on the success of the meeting! I would like to share a list of "tips" that will help you get the most out of any teleconference meeting that you participate in. Please share these tips with other users and Moderator(s)

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

of teleconference calls and I can guarantee you your meetings will be more successful.

Before the call begins:

Write down your teleconference dial-in number and pin code and place it in a convenient location so you can f

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

Following aspects would a

ind it on the day of the call. If you use an electronic scheduler then put it in there.

It's always best to use a landline for the call and take the call in a location where you won't be interrupted. If you must use a mob

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

le telephone, know how to mute your telephone or ask the Moderator of the call if there is a code you can use to mute your telephone.

Be prompt - dial into the assigned call at the scheduled time. If the call is underway,

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

it is best to say nothing until there is a break, or until the Moderator welcomes you.

If you are the Moderator of the call, get the call-in details out to Participants well in advance of the call. Establish a clear agend

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

for the meeting!

Become familiar with the feature codes of your teleconference provider. Most offer a quick reference guide. It is a good idea to print this off and keep it near your telephone during the call.

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

>Use a proper speakerphone, one designed for conference calling.

During the call:

As a Moderator, it is very important to greet users as they arrive, write down the names of people and make sure you incorpo

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ate everyone into the conversation.

Introduce yourself when you begin to speak. Others might not readily recognize your voice.

Never place your telephone on hold! Participants often forget that they have music on

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

hold and the entire conference will be disrupted as a result.

Avoid breathing into the mouthpiece, eating food, or placing your hand over the mouthpiece during the call.

Turn off all ringers from pagers, mobil

.

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

devices and beepers before beginning the conference.

With the correct processes and procedures in place, a well-briefed community of users employing the proper technology, teleconferencing is a wonderful way to conduct

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

meetings when you just can't get together face-to-face. Reduce travel costs and increase employee productivity at the same time. Just remember, remove the "weakest link" and you will be guaranteed successful teleconference calling

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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