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Interviews are the moment of truth when you find out if you have got a job, - or not! You’ll know yourself after an interview. No one needs

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

to tell you that answer! However, it’s a nerve racking time waiting.

How do you cope?
Simple, you need to make your interview count. 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

he better your interview, - the better the chance you have of getting the job. There are few tips and interview secrets that you can learn

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

rom experience. People like me, who have seen thousands of good interviews and are willing to share their observations, their secrets and th

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 reasons why one person always get the job.

ONE SECRET!
As with most things it’s all down to the preparation. The more preparation

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

Combination pro

you do the more confidence you’ll exude in an interview. The more confidence you have the better chance the interviewer will feel comfortabl

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

e with your skills and offer you a job. Sometimes within an hour, - or on the spot!

Preparation is one of the main interview secrets. Befo

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

re you go to an interview, - make sure you are appropriately dressed. You can always dress down…if the interview is an informal one. Don’t

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

be late for the interview. Give yourself time to gather your thoughts, your breath and especially your confidence. Make sure that you give y

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

ourself plenty of time to get to the interview location. It always pays to find where you are going well before you need to be there…even th

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

day before go to where the interview will be held.

I can speak from experience; - nerves are the killer when it comes to you and your inte

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

Following aspects would a

rview. I’ve been involved in thousands of interview panels, interviewing individuals and selecting candidates for various types of jobs, acr

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

oss all industries and from a variety of cultures.

I’ve observed how people prepare themselves inside waiting rooms. I have even asked this

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

question at interviews. “What preparation have you done for this job”? A common trend seems to shine through. It’s basic. It’s preparat

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

ion!

Even just prior to an interview focusing on what you are going to do will give you more confidence and focus. It is simple as just re

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

ising what you have in your hands, your resume your cover letter, your references. What you have said over the phone and imagine what questi

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ons will be asked and your responses. Just a word of warning here! If you’re imagining questions and your answers make sure its positively

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

focused. Think of positive questions and your positive response.

I can tell you a whole heap about interviews and how you should prepare,

.

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

he dos and dont's. Give you an idea what the interview questions are going to be.

Thanks

Len Coles www.interview-to-job.com

P.S. If I do

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

n’t hear from you, all the best with your next interview.

NOTE: a word of advice on parting…. Be yourself! www.interview-to-job.co

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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