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The Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters ar

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 based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ st

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

Examples of combination products may in

ge template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if yo

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

u are to succeed in the craft.

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE HERO'S JOURNEY:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations

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

the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simpl

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

Combination pro

y three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance

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

(establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

and more...

*****Call to Adventure******

Some comm

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

unication must tell the Hero that the imbalance must be rectified. This may be in the form of a messenger (Herald) or a callin

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

from somewhere. If the antagonist has stolen the princess (Star Wars, 1977) or a demon king is about to strike (Lord of the R

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

ings), a herald may bring the message. If the hero is frustrated, he will be told by someone that he must do something about i

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

(40 year old virgin) or he will know and it will be illustrated through flashbacks or similar (Midnight Cowboy, 1969).

*****

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

Following aspects would a

Demonstrating the Changing*****

As the Hero evolves, both in the First Threshold and the Road of Trials, the Changing is demo

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

strated. In Brokeback Mountain (2005), the sheepherder asks, "...I thought you didn’t need soup...."

***Book of Law***

An Au

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

thority Figure will guard the entrance to the Great Cave of the First Threshold and dictate the rules of this New Domain. In S

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

artacus (1960), this is where Lentulus tells the slaves that they are to become gladiators and that, if they do well, may beco

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

me free men.

*****Final Conflict - Reward or Celebration*****

Post the birth of the New Self, a reward is received. Remainin

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

Challenges are conquered. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie and Clyde finally have sex. Bonnie has an orgasm.

*****Losing a

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

part of the Old Self. Gaining a part of the New Self*****

Before entering the First Threshold, the Hero loses a part of his

.

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

ld Self and gains a part of his New Self. Often some tangible symbol or behaviour will be lost and gained. In An Officer and a

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Gentleman (1982), Zach leaves his bike behind and tries to cover up his tattoo. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake's wife leaves him

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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