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Telephone interviews are becoming more popular these days. Whether that's good or bad depends on how you handle them!

So

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

metimes telephone interviews are used as a pre-screening technique for all candidates. Other times they are reserved for

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

Examples of combination products may in

andidates who live far away.

Regardless of the reason, you must take them as seriously as an in-person interview.

In ot

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

er words, you must be prepared if you're going to ace the test. Here are six steps that will help you do just that:

#

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

. Take the call when you’re ready. If an employer calls and wants to do the interview when you’re not expecting it (i

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

Combination pro

stead of setting up an appointment), excuse yourself politely (“I’m in the middle of something right now…”) and offer to

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

all back in ten minutes. This will give you time to prepare.

#2. Get rid of distractions. Take the call on a phon

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

in a quiet room — away from co-workers, radio, television, family, roommates, or anything else that may make noise or ta

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

e your attention away from your task.

#3. Gather your tools by the phone. These include:

• Your resume

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

Pen and paper to jot down notes, including the interviewer’s name

• Company research (with relevant information

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

highlighted)

• Questions to ask about the company and position

• A list of your selling points to men

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

Following aspects would a

ion, and items to cover as you talk about the position. These include your best qualities, specific experience and skills

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

related to the position, and personal traits such as dedication, enthusiasm, and team-building skills.

#4. Stand up t

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

talk. Your position affects the quality of your voice. If you are sitting down relaxing, you don't project the same

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

nthusiasm and intensity as you do if you're standing up. Also, smile as you’re talking. It will come through in yo

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

r voice.

#5. Make a good sales presentation. You are selling yourself, so make sure you do it well... Just as you

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

would during an in-person interview. Ensure that you’ve covered all the selling points on your list. (You do have a list,

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

don't you?)

#6. Let the employer end the interview. When it's obvious the conversation is over, don't try to drag

.

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

it on. Say "Thank you for your time," reiterate your interest in the position, and ask what the next step will be.

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Follow these steps, perform well on the telephone, and you'll be invited to an on-site interview with the hiring manager

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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