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Your palms are sweating, your heart is pounding and you can't remember what to say. How did you ever get yourself in this mess? How will you react when you're introduced and everyone's attention is focu

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

sed on you? Are you destined to fail?

The fear of public speaking is one man's greatest fears. The fear of dying comes after the fear of public speaking, meaning most people would rather die than speak

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

Examples of combination products may in

publicly. But, it doesn't have to be that way. You can reduce your fear by channeling that energy into your presentation to deliver a damn good speech.

Even the most experienced speakers get nervous,

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

the goal is not to eliminate nervousness but to control it. So here are seven strategies to help you control the nerves.

1. Research your audience ahead of time.

Define who your targe

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

t audience is and call possible members of the audience. Ask them what they are expecting from your presentation. Then prepare your presentation to meet their needs and expectations. The more you know a

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

Combination pro

bout your audience the more confident you will be and confidence reduces nervousness.

2. Know Your Material

Nothing is worse than trying to give a presentation on a topic you don't ow

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

n. This doesn’t mean you have to be an expert, but you had better know your topic when it's stage time. If you understand your audience and their needs your material will satisfy their needs and your pr

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

esentation will be a hit.

3. Organize Your Presentation

Once you know your material sit down and write your speech word for word. This exercise will help you organize your thoughts, h

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

elp you determine what should be eliminated and force you to think about your opening and closing.

When you have finished writing your speech use it to create an outline that contains your opening, you

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

r points and your closing. Use this outline when you practice your speech. But never memorize your speech. It will sound rehearsed and unnatural.

4. Be Prepared

Alright, you know what

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

you're going to say and how you're going to say it. Once you know what you are going to say, you need to prepare yourself for the actual delivery. Decide what you are going to wear – make it comfortabl

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

Following aspects would a

e and appropriate.

Anticipate problems and have backups and contingencies in place in case something doesn’t work, you forget something, etc;

If possible, give everything one last run through in the r

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

eal environment;

Prepare responses to anticipated questions. Try to think like that one person in the front row who always tries to trip the presenter up.

5. Practice, Practice, Practice
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ng>

No matter how well you have prepared or how wonderful your written speech is, if you don't take the time to practice you will never be good on stage. Just like actors, you have to practice what you
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
are going to say, which gestures you're going to use and where you're going to stand. Nothing can take the place of good ol' fashioned practice.

So, you must set aside time to practice and practice li
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
ke you were giving the speech to a live audience. If you can't imagine that gather up some friends and family and practice on them. But you have to practice.

6. Arrive Early

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ays a good idea to arrive early. By arriving early you can check out the room you will be presenting in, determine if it is arranged properly and see if the right materials have been supplied. If not, y
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ou have time to correct the situation and find the necessary materials.

Another reason for showing up early is you can meet, greet and mingle with those who will be in the audience. This will help you
.

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
build a connection with them even before you give your presentation.

7. Be Still for a Moment

After your introduction and you walk out on to the stage take a moment to be still. Just
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
stand there, see your audience, take a deep breath and begin speaking. If you have prepared properly and practiced, practiced, practiced your nervousness will disappear and you will give a great speech.

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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