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Can you say what you mean and have your partner hear what you mean? Conscious Listening is critical to the success of Co-Creating a Conscious Relationship. Both partners must take a role in speaking and listening. You will always have issues, thoughts, feelings, a

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

nd problems, on your Journey from I-TO-WE, but you will not be able to resolve them without effective communication skills and techniques. This assessment helps you recognize the elements of communication in which you shine, and the elements that need attention.

This free

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

Examples of combination products may in

set of assessments offers you the chance to find powerful answers. If you are willing to take the time to reflect on these questions, discuss them, and be honest with yourselves and each other, it can help you on your journey to Co-Create a Conscious Relationship so you ca

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

be

Best Friends During the Day,
Lovers at Night, and
Partners for Life.

The adventure of life gives us the incredible opportunity to learn and grow as individuals. I like to say that we do not stop learning, stretching, growing, maturing, an

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

changing until we are 6 feet under. What happens so often is we go through life unaware that we don’t know what we don't know. In this fast-paced world, many of us do not have or take the time to sit, take a deep breath, and really think about the statements addressed i

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

Combination pro

these assessments. We usually do not reflect on and consider the impact the answers to these statements can have on our relationship. We must gain the awareness, learn the techniques, and practice the skills to Co-Create a Conscious Relationship.

Take your time to think

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

about each statement and be honest. One partner should use a black pen and the other partner a red pen. Rate your degree of agreement for each statement on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being a definite yes and 1 being a definite no. Write your score on th

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

first line to the left of each statement. The second line is for your partner's score.

You may find it difficult to give certain statements a low score. You may worry that your response will hurt or offend your partner or create conflict. Honesty, however, is critical for the

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

success of the Co-Create a Conscious Relationship program. Also, no matter what score your partner writes down, be supportive; do not get defensive, resentful, or angry. Thank him or her for being courageous and honest. All of the topics in this assessment series are cov

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

red in detail, with exercises, in my book The Journey from I-TO-WE.

Conscious Listening

_____ _____ - 1 - My partner and I know how to ask for a discussion appointment.

_____ _____ - 2 - My partner and I listen to each other when we speak.

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

_____ _____ - 3 - We reflect back to our partner that we understand his or her message.

_____ _____ - 4 - We validate each other's points of view.

_____ _____ - 5 - We show empathy for each other’s thoughts and feelings.

_____ _____ - 6 - We do not get

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

Following aspects would a

defensive or use verbal darts, jabs, judgments, or disrespectful remarks.

_____ _____ - 7 - We do not criticize, minimize/invalidate each other’s thoughts or feelings.

_____ _____ - 8 - We give each other all the time we need to finish communicating a thought or

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

eeling.

_____ _____ - 9 - We have safe, honest, peaceful, respectful, and loving discussions.

_____ _____ - 10 - When we are listening to each other, we always say, Please, tell me more.

_____ _____ - Total Score

You have 10 statements for a tot

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

l possible score of 100. If your total is:

• 80 or higher -- You scored in the upper percentile – Congratulations! You have obviously taken the time to work, ensuring your relationship has the best chance to be successful. Though your relationship is strong, it can only

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

benefit from gaining new awareness, new skills, and new techniques. Good luck in Co-Creating a Conscious Relationship!

• 60 – 79 -- You scored in the average range – Congratulations! Re-read the statements you scored low on and take the time to learn how to raise

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

our score. Consider Co-Creating a Conscious Relationship™through gaining new awareness, new skills, and new techniques. You and the relationship will be much stronger on The Journey from I-TO-WE.

• 0 – 59 -- You scored in the lower range – Congratulations!

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

You now know where you need to take the time to closely examine these areas of your relationship. It would benefit both of you to think about these statements, and work toward Co-Creating a Conscious Relationship through gaining new awareness, new skills, and new techniq

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

es. Commit to each other to give unselfishly and unconditionally to do whatever you need to do to make each other feel safe, loved and cared for

I hope this part of this assessment has been enlightening and helpful.
When you get a chance, take the next set of

.

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

this assessment.
Keep the print outs for each so, at the end of the series,
you can trace your progress on your journey to
Co-Create a Conscious Relationship.

I hope you and your partner
Gain the Awareness, Learn the Skills and
Practice the Tech

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

iques so you are successful on your
Journey from I-TO-WE to live your lives as each others

Best Friends During the Day,
Lovers at Night, and
Partners for Life

© 2006 – All Rights Reserved – Glenn Cohen
I-TO-WE Relationship Coaching

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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