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You know that sinking feeling. You've made it to the office, appropriately topped up with coffee, and you're ready to face the day. You start with the email. Opening one of the many messages at random, you can't help b

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

ut grimace. Your Inbox is a testimony to the horrifying nature of your day job.

How on earth are you going to get through this day?

A day job is roughly equivalent to the thrill of doing housework. You might look aro

; 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 the chaos of your living room, put away a pile of magazines, get out the vacuum cleaner - and then go make a cup of coffee instead. Wasn't there an interesting feature in one of those magazines you've been meaning t

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

o read...?

Your day job's just the same.

Distractions are welcome and lunchtime is bliss, because the work you do for the Day Job Monster is probably just plain boring. Too often, you could also describe it as tediou

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 utterly pointless too. Naturally, you won't be excited about plodding through the day.

The problem is that if you don't get the tasks of the day out of the way, there are consequences for your real work.

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

Combination pro

If you don't cover the basics of your job description, you'll attract negative attention with the efficiency of a flare gun. And your day will get so much worse if you have to endure a lecture about your sub-standard

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

performance from a senior manager. (And you thought you were depressed before.)

There's another downside to putting off clearing your Inbox. Procrastinating about work - even when it's this boring - drains yo

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

ur energy. It makes you strangely lethargic. When you spend your morning avoiding work and finding innovative ways to waste time, you run into a big problem come lunch time. How are you going to snap back into producti

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

e mode when you want to spend your lunch hour with your manuscript? You'll be feeling too low-energy and backed-up with Monster work to focus on your writing.

It's far better to face those meaningless tasks, and clear

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

them out of the way. Get the work out of your Inbox and off your mind, so that you can concentrate on achieving something for your real career the next time you take a break.

So how do you start climbing that looming

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

mountain of boring work?

Take a quick look at the big picture, and set some priorities. Tackle the more urgent stuff first, and let the relevant managers know it's finished. That way, you avoid the nagging and shoutin

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

Following aspects would a

g that always follow missed deadlines. When the pressing tasks are done, I bet it'll be time to take a quick coffee break.

Check the internet for some background information you need for your book. Send an email to a

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

riter friend, asking for advice on a problem you're having with your manuscript. Do something to put you back in touch with your writing, as a reward for spending the morning engaging with your day job.

And a

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

fter you've connected with your real work - even just for a few minutes - it's much easier to find the courage to turn back to that dreaded Inbox. Work down your list of prioritized jobs, and tick them off. Get rid of

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

hem systematically, and you'll begin to feel organized and in control of your workday. By lunch time, you'll be ready to turn this productive mindset towards your writing career. Head out to a coffee shop with a printo

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

ut of your latest chapter, and make some progress on that work that does matter.

Forcing yourself to engage with the Day Job Monster's work takes grit, and determination. But it has two major payoffs. Number one, it l

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

aves you feeling more energetic, and in control of your workday. You're not a slave to the Monster, after all. A proactive attitude will help you find ways to fit writing into your day.

Payoff number two affects your

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

real career directly. When you clear those boring daily tasks off your desk, you also clear some mental space. You don't waste time worrying about finishing that report, or answering those ten urgent emails. The Day Jo

.

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

Monster stops creeping into the corners of your mind. You can forget about him; your obligations are complete.

And that's great news, because it means you're free to make some progress on your real career. Spending t

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ime with your manuscript may just be the best cure for boredom ever invented.

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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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