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Ethics are the focus of much discussion and media coverage in the post-Enron and WorldCom scand

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

al tainted world of business. Leadership, always an area of study for organizations of all type

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

Examples of combination products may in

s and sizes, is receiving even more attention as a result of corporate and other forms of corru

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

ption (such as the recent events with Tom Delay in Congress and the “K Street” lobbying investi

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

ations of Jack Abramoff and others in Washington, DC). But when it comes to ethics-based leader

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

Combination pro

ship, while there is a growing volume of literature there are few role models (at least those w

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

ho are still living and breathing, rather than in the history books and biographies). Given the

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

se circumstances, where can one go for “real world” guidance when it comes to ethics-based lead

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

rship?

There are several key questions that leaders at all levels and in any type of organizat

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

ion – be it a large or small business, non-profit, government or the professions can ask onesel

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

f and others:

- What would my mother say about…(action, decision, behavior…)?

- What if this

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

Following aspects would a

was my personal bank account (applies both to income and outlays)?

- How would I want to be tr

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ated in the same situation (applies to customers, clients, patients and employees)?

- Would I

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

want to see this (action, decision, behavior, conversation, etc.) on the front page of the loca

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

l (or regional, or national) newspaper?

- If I am making a promise, agreement or “commitment”,

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

am I willing to do everything in my power to keep it (situational honesty is just another name

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

for a lie)?

Simplistic? Maybe. Realistic? Yes. Life changing? Definitely. If leaders of all pr

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

ofessions, businesses and organizations asked themselves these questions – and then acted upon

.

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

them - ethics-based leadership would shift from being an academic theory to a day-to-day realit

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

y with remarkable outcomes not only for leaders but also for customers, employees and investors

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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