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The topic of disclosure can be tricky to navigate. You can read article after article on this topic and still feel that you are not 100% sure of whether or not to disclose your disability to an employer. This article provides an insider’s perspectiv

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 of this decision-making process taken from the point of view of several job seekers who have worked with Resource Partnership to obtain employment.

Generally speaking, if you do not need a reasonable accommodation to help you perform the basic duti

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

Examples of combination products may in

es of your job, you do not need to disclose your disability. The decision to disclose a disability will vary greatly depending upon whether the disability is visible or hidden. With a visible disability, employers in most cases will know that a disa

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

ility exists as soon as you meet them. The question for these job seekers is, does one acknowledge it in the interview? Or even before the interview, let’s say in the cover letter or over the phone? If a disability is hidden, the question then beco

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

mes, does one need to disclose this disability and if so, when and how? What do you say and what do you not say?

Visible Disabilities

Job seekers with visible disabilities working with Resource Partnership are split when it comes to the deci

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

Combination pro

sion of bringing attention to their disability. For some, the decision is made for them due to building accessibility needs. “I always disclose because I need to make sure that the building I would be working in is accessible to a wheelchair,” write

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

one job seeker. Another job seeker says, “An employer can see that I have a disability. If a remark is made about me using a cane, I don’t dwell on it, but keep the conversation on my positive attributes instead.” This is a common theme among job

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

seekers with disabilities. Another job seeker states, “The only thing I do not allow during the interview process is to let the interviewer focus on it [disability]. I try to take charge of the interview and tell them how we can mutually benefit by

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

hiring me.” The same job seeker continues, “If the employer won’t overlook my disability and hire me for my skills, then I’d rather not work for that employer anyway.” Finally, one more job seeker with a visible disability states, “Disclosure for me

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

s automatic once I get to the interview. It has been a long time since I have had to worry about disclosure. In some ways, it is one less thing I have to worry about.”

Hidden Disabilities

For those with a hidden disability, the process is v

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

ery different. Interestingly, most of the job seekers who were interviewed regarding the decision to disclose a hidden disability decided to disclose it either during the interview process or within their tenure with their respective employers. One

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

Following aspects would a

job seeker writes, “The symptoms of my disability are triggered by stress. It is important that I inform my employer so that the proper care is given if needed. I disclose after a one month period so that the employer can realize that I have the abil

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ty to perform the needed tasks to get the required work accomplished.” Another job seeker writes, “All of my co-workers are disabled also. I disclosed and now have a job that I love and that I had to work really hard for. I feel that it was not jus

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

t because of my disability, but because I am a hard worker.”

Words of Wisdom from Job Seekers

It may take some time for you to figure out what is best for you to do when it comes to disclosure. It may mean that in interview situations you ex

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

plore different options before you settle in on what works best for you. Whatever your decision is, be confident in yourself, the skills you have, and your abilities. I leave you now with some selected words of wisdom on this topic from Resource Par

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

nership job seekers…

“I never raised the issue at work perhaps because I wanted to be evaluated like everyone else. Nevertheless, one should discuss the issue with an employer if he or she feels it has an impact on an essential job function.”

“To d

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

isclose or not to disclose is up to the individual job seeker. I would say it depends on the job seeker’s comfort level and the situation or surrounding circumstances.”

“If you have a disability that is visible or one that you know could be affected

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

by the work environment, disclose, but make sure you are up front with them, letting them know that you do not want to be treated any different and with the same respect that they would give to the average employee.”

“One thing I feel strongly about

.

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

whether you decide to disclose or not is to make sure that you are comfortable with your disability because your confidence of who you are will show in an interview. One must weigh the pros and cons of each situation. It may even change from intervi

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ew to interview. Just be comfortable with whom you are, and, should you decide to disclose, I feel strongly not to allow that disclosure to be the focus during the interview. Talks of accommodations can always be made after the job offer is in hand.

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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