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References - 4 Ways to De-stress Your Wait Time
How do you feel about waiting in line, waiting on hold, and other forms of waiting? Is it stressful? Do you get impatient or angry? Does your "inner brat" demand that the wait be over? If so, you'r
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
e not alone.
Several years ago a Pittsburgh research firm estimated that each of us spends over 5 years of our lives waiting. Not all at once, of course, but a few annoying minutes at a time.
Waiti
Several years ago a Pittsburgh research firm estimated that each of us spends over 5 years of our lives waiting. Not all at once, of course, but a few annoying minutes at a time.
Waiti
; 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
ng can certainly be irritating and exasperating. But it need not be. The stressful part is not the situation – it's how you handle it. Don't let your inner brat take control.
Here's what to do inst
Here's what to do inst
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ead:
1. Pay attention to something else: The more you pay attention to the wait time, the longer it seems.
Suppose you're in a checkout line. The person in front of you is fumbling to find
1. Pay attention to something else: The more you pay attention to the wait time, the longer it seems.
Suppose you're in a checkout line. The person in front of you is fumbling to find
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
her checkbook. Then she asks the cashier for a pen. Doesn't it seem to take forever as you watch her write her check? The actual wait time is probably no more than two minutes.
But what if, instea
But what if, instea
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
d, you grab a magazine off a rack and look through it until it's your turn? Often, you wish you had more time to finish reading the article.
==> Lesson #1: The less you focus on the wait itself, the
==> Lesson #1: The less you focus on the wait itself, the
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
more quickly time will seem to pass.
2. Adjust your expectations: The longer you expect to wait, the more patient you are.
Suppose you have tickets to a play or concert, and you arrive a hal
2. Adjust your expectations: The longer you expect to wait, the more patient you are.
Suppose you have tickets to a play or concert, and you arrive a hal
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
hour early. During that half hour you peruse the program, look around the theater or chat with the person next to you. You feel relaxed.
But then show time arrives. At five minutes past the appoin
But then show time arrives. At five minutes past the appoin
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ted time you start looking at your watch, squirming in your seat. After 10 minutes you may become annoyed enough to complain about the wait.
In other words, you had no problem waiting 30 minutes bec
In other words, you had no problem waiting 30 minutes 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
ause you didn't expect anything to happen during that time. But once you expected the show to begin, even five minutes seemed too long.
==> Lesson #2: Assume it's going to take twice as long as you'
==> Lesson #2: Assume it's going to take twice as long as you'
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
d like. And then distract yourself with something interesting to help pass the time – read something, listen to music or talk to someone.
3. Reduce uncertainty: If you know how long the wai
3. Reduce uncertainty: If you know how long the wai
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
t will be, it's less stressful.
Does this sound familiar? "Please hold. All of our representatives are busy. Your call is very important to us, and will be answered in the order that it is received.
Does this sound familiar? "Please hold. All of our representatives are busy. Your call is very important to us, and will be answered in the order that it is received.
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
"
That message is not very reassuring or calming. At best it lets you know that you are in the queue. You still have no idea as to how long the wait will be.
Some companies give you an estimate of
That message is not very reassuring or calming. At best it lets you know that you are in the queue. You still have no idea as to how long the wait will be.
Some companies give you an estimate of
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
the wait time. Not only does this tell you whether the wait is two minutes or 20 minutes; it also gives you a feeling of control. If you choose to wait a long time, you are less apt to be angry abou
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
it, than if the decision is out of your hands.
==> Lesson #3: If possible try to find out how long you'll have to wait. This won't help if you're on the phone, of course, but it will come in handy
==> Lesson #3: If possible try to find out how long you'll have to wait. This won't help if you're on the phone, of course, but it will come in handy
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
at airports, doctors' offices and restaurants.
4. See the value of what you're waiting for: If you really want it, it's worth the wait.
Some people will eagerly wait in line for hours just
4. See the value of what you're waiting for: If you really want it, it's worth the wait.
Some people will eagerly wait in line for hours just
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
to catch a glimpse of a celebrity or to take advantage of a special sale, such as on the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S., when stores offer rock-bottom prices on popular items.
On the other hand,
On the other hand,
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
these same people might grumble about waiting in line for more than ten minutes to buy stamps at the post office.
Why the difference? You can buy stamps elsewhere. You probably won't get another ch
Why the difference? You can buy stamps elsewhere. You probably won't get another ch
.
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
ance to see the Pope drive by.
==> Lesson #4: Think about waiting as an investment, rather than as a waste of time. The payoff is the enjoyment or relief that you'll feel once the waiting is over.
==> Lesson #4: Think about waiting as an investment, rather than as a waste of time. The payoff is the enjoyment or relief that you'll feel once the waiting is over.
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
Finally, remind yourself that compared to all the problems in the world, the act of waiting is pretty trivial. Waiting is merely a temporary inconvenience, not worth getting your inner brat involved
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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