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All over the country salespeople are suffering from a verbal virus. It strikes at any time and often without warning. Those who are afflicted say it happens most when talking with pros

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

pective customers.

How do you know if you’ve been infected with Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome?

Symptoms include premature articulation of saying the worst thing at the worst time, depression

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

Examples of combination products may in

f thinking of the perfect thing to say long after your customer has gone, or nausea from the embarrassment of being at an absolute loss for words.

While there is no cure for Foot-in-Mou

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

h Syndrome, there are certainly remedies to make the symptoms less catastrophic. You can have a nearly complete remission from the verbal virus just by practicing your ability to speak

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

your best.

Get on Your Feet

Frequent attacks of Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome while on the phone can sometimes be calmed just by getting out of your seat. Instead of sitting in your p

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

Combination pro

ush office chair and staring at your computer while talking on the phone, stand up. The sound of your voice will naturally follow your body language and the way you feel. If you’re too

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

comfortable in your chair, your voice will sound sleepy and nonchalant, and you’ll find yourself boring or offending your customer.

The simple act of standing promotes healthy breathing

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

, and ensures you are speaking with your best sales voice. By standing, you are changing your tone of voice from lackadaisical to energetic and attentive. You’ll be saying the right th

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

ng the right way.

Wear a Smile

Studies have shown that your facial expressions are literally heard in your voice by the person on the other end of the phone. No matter how hard

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

you try to sound upbeat, if your face doesn’t look cheerful, your attitude will sound forced and insincere. Try smiling when on the phone with customers. Your smile will brighten your t

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

ne, making your customer as excited about your product as you are.

Monitor Your Progress The warning signs of Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome can be hard to spot if you don’t make the effort to

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

Following aspects would a

watch out for them – literally. The next time you are on the phone with a customer, place a large mirror on your desk and watch yourself in action.

Your telephone demeanor will comple

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ely change as you look yourself in the eye while you are talking with your customers. Having a face-to-face connection (even with yourself) will help you imagine that the person is sitt

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

ng right in front of you. It will also give you ongoing feedback of your facial expressions and body language. This self-regulating phone training tool gives you the control over the f

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

oot-in-mouth tendencies which may keep you from making the sale.

Get it on Tape

If you’re not careful, Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome can spread, severally affecting your ability to com

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

unicate even in person. In these cases, monitoring yourself by mirror can be replaced with a simple digital voice recorder. Record all of your customer interactions and prepare for a p

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

inful experience as you listen to them in privacy.

Regardless of how many sales you’ve made, how long you’ve been in sales, or how good you think you are at it, you will be horrified to

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

hear how you interact with prospective customers. Hearing yourself in a live sales situation will help you examine your symptoms of the verbal virus and find ways to eliminate them. M

.

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

ke notes of everything from the effectiveness of your tone to your ability to ask intriguing and useful questions.

After a few weeks of watching and listening to yourself in action, you

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

will notice your sales conversations improving. The simple act of monitoring what comes out of your mouth will significantly change the effectiveness of what you say, and how you say it

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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