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Useful Advices - Ten Tips for Effective Meetings
Here are ten things that you can do to hold more effective meetings.
1) Avoid meetings. Test the importance of a meeting by asking, "W
1) Avoid meetings. Test the importance of a meeting by asking, "W
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
hat happens
without it?" If your answer is, "Nothing," then don't call the meeting.
2) Prepare goals. These are the results you want
2) Prepare goals. These are the results you want
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
to obtain by the end of the
meeting. Write out your goals before the meetings. They should be so clear,
complete, and specific tha
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
t someone else could use them to lead your meeting.
Also, make sure they can be achieved with available people, resources, and time.
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
Specific goals help everyone make efficient toward relevant results.
3) Challenge each goal. Ask, "Is there another way to achieve t
3) Challenge each goal. Ask, "Is there another way to achieve t
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
is?" For example, if
you want to distribute information, you may find it more efficient to phone, FAX,
mail, e-mail, or visit. Real
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
ize that a meeting is a team activity. Save tasks that
require a team effort for your meetings.
4) Prepare an agenda. Everyone knows
4) Prepare an agenda. Everyone knows
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
an agenda leads to an effective meeting. Yet,
many people "save time" by neglecting to prepare an agenda. A meeting without an
age
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
nda is like a journey without a map. It is guaranteed to take longer and produce
fewer results. Note, without an agenda, you risk bec
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
oming someone else's helper
(see tip #6 below).
5) Inform others. Send the agenda before the meeting. That helps others prepare to
5) Inform others. Send the agenda before the meeting. That helps others prepare to
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
work with you in the meeting. Unprepared participants waste your time by preparing
for the meeting during the meeting.
6) Assume con
6) Assume con
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
trol. If you find yourself in a meeting without an agenda walk out. If
you must stay, prepare an agenda in the meeting. Collect a lis
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
t of issues, identify
the most important, and work on that. When you finish, if time remains, select the
next most important issue.
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Note: you can use a meeting without an agenda to
recruit help for your projects.
7) Focus on the issue. Avoid stories, jokes, and u
7) Focus on the issue. Avoid stories, jokes, and u
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
nrelated issues. Although
entertaining, these waste time, distract focus, and mislead others. Save the fun for
social occasions whe
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
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
re it will be appreciated.
8) Be selective. Invite only those who can contribute to achieving your goals for the meeting. Crowds of
8) Be selective. Invite only those who can contribute to achieving your goals for the meeting. Crowds of
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
bservers and supporters bog down progress in a meeting.
9) Budget time. No one would spend $1000 on a 10? pencil, but they often spend
9) Budget time. No one would spend $1000 on a 10? pencil, but they often spend
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
40 employee hours on trivia. Budget time in proportion to the value of the issue. For
example, you could say, "I want a decision o
.
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
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
n this in 10 minutes. That means we'll
evaluate it for the next 9 minutes, followed by a vote."
10) Use structured activities in you
10) Use structured activities in you
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
r meetings. These process tools keep you in
control while you ensure equitable participation and systematic progress toward
results
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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