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The environments we surround ourselves with are often overlooked as a potential nurturance for both our work and our daily lives. Our surroundings shape the way

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

we think and feel. Exceptional achievers make sure their surroundings reflect their commitment to perform at their best.

Your office space can reflect your in

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

Examples of combination products may in

tention to do great work that makes a contribution to the world. It can provide aesthetic nourishment where the colors and textures of the interior space nouris

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 your creativity and inspire you, or it can leave you feeling exhausted and unfocused.

We need only to step into different offices to notice how they affect u

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

s.

Close your eyes and picture this. It is morning, and you are walking into your office to start your work day. You step onto a lovely patterned carpet, and w

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

Combination pro

alk over to your beautiful, functional wooden desk. You sit in a very comfortable chair that supports your back, and gaze out the window at the sunny day. A fre

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

sh breeze blows in from the open window. You hear the sounds of birds singing and leaves rustling in the wind. A large green plant is in the corner and a vase o

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

fresh flowers is on your desk. A beautiful lamp infuses warmth and soft light throughout the room. Your eyes are drawn to a lovely piece of art on the wall, th

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

en to an artifact you bought on your latest trip, and then to an array of family photos.

Would this type of space uplift your spirit and inspire you to do your

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

best work?

You bet it would!

Yet, very few people take the time to create for themselves an office that is truly nourishing and uplifting.

If our offices ar

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

e beautiful and inspiring, then what is produced in those offices will have a sense of purpose and integrity. The challenge is to seek a way to occupy your offi

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

Following aspects would a

ce space in a way that harmonizes with your personality, energy, and purpose.

Take Action

Look closely at your workspace. What is the message that your

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

office area currently communicates to you and others? What do you see that stimulates your creativity and inspires you to do your best work?

If your workspace

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

doesn't currently nourish your creativity and effectiveness, take a moment to mentally create the perfect space for you to do your best work. Think about chang

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

s you could make, even if you’re on a limited budget, to create a more inspiring work environment.

Could it be by moving your desk so that the view is more ins

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

piring? Or by adding fresh flowers, a plant, or music? What about adding a water fountain, a wind chime, a poster, or a beautiful piece of art to your workspace

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

? Or, choosing to write with pens in a rainbow of colors?

Are your office and desk areas visually stimulating with lots of pictures, photographs, quotes, and m

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

emorabilia? Or, you may prefer a clean, uncluttered state for working.

Only you know the type of surroundings you will thrive in. Determine what you need in yo

.

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

ur environment to inspire your best work. Decide how to change your space so you feel more inspired and creative – and watch your productivity and satisfaction

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

levels soar!

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Copyright 2006 by Jan Marie Dore. www.janmariedore.com

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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