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Having been a Virtual Assistant since 2000 and involved with 2 VA organisations I am often sent CVs with a request for work or how to start making money quickly. There is a lo

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

t of help on the Net for new Virtual Assistants but very few spell it out from the beginning that it is not easy to ‘make it’ in the profession

What is a Virtual Assi

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

Examples of combination products may in

stant?

A Virtual Assistant is a person working from their own office on client’s work. They are fully fledged businesses and are regulated by the local and state tax

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

and business regimes. The idea of a VA is that they have multiple clients so are suitable for SME’s etc. Many companies would not be where they are today if they had not start

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

ed in partnership with a VA, the work growing as the client’s business grew.

A VA Practice may consist of more than one VA or even employees. It is a business and not a ‘home

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

Combination pro

typing’ scheme.

What do Virtual Assistants do?

This question for me is a real problem. They can do anything they are qualified to do. I once knew a virtual

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

worker who had a huge server in her kitchen. She worked for a large multinational testing their server software and strength. The only place they could cable it in was her kit

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

hen but she ran it from her office upstairs.

Many VAs specialise in digital transcription. That in itself is a minefield as you have to be very experienced to cope with all t

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

he types of hardware that the files can be recorded on. It is a far cry from the tape based transcription systems.

In the US there are courses for Real Estate VAs. It is best

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

to find a niche and specialise. That way you know who to market your skills to.

What qualifications do Virtual Assistants need?

You can be qualified by expe

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

rience or specific qualification – if you have been a proof-reader for 5 years in a company you should be qualified to offer this as a service otherwise you would not have bee

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

Following aspects would a

n able to keep your job. I am a qualified teacher in RSA word-processing in the UK to level 3 but I no longer offer this service having gained qualifications in HTML and other

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

skills as I have built my business.

Can you be a Virtual Assistant as a second job and only work evenings and weekends?

You could but you still have to conf

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

orm to tax and other business regulations. Many clients need to contact their VA during normal working hours and so you could have a problem. Some clients want work completed

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

vernight and in this instance it could work.

How much can I earn?

That is down to you. It normally takes 6 to 12 months to get your Practice really rolling.

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

You will have to learn and spend time marketing yourself. You will have start-up costs and overheads that you have to pay for as well as tax, health and pension consideration

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

. You need start-up funds to really get this going.

Can I live anywhere to do this?

As long as you have a reasonably fast Internet connection you can do thi

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

s from almost anywhere. I live in a remote part of France with better Internet and phone services than I had in a very large village in the UK. My clients are all over the wor

.

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

d.

Is it worth it?

For me it has been fantastic. I have clients that have been with me for over 6 years and new clients in France. I am not lonely as there

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

are plenty of VA and non VA forums on the net and it is often the case that someone you help on an Internet forum will contact you months or even years later for help and work

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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