“The program has absolutely made a difference for our clinic and patients. Patients wanted long-term contraception and were surprised that there was an option available to them free of charge.” – Michelle Hubbard, Dream Centers Women’s Clinic Without insurance coverage, the cost of birth control can be unaffordable. At Medicines360, our mission is to remove […]
Medicines360 recognizes the importance of reproductive justice. We are aligned with the framework defined by SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective as “the human right to maintainpersonal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” The National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) and SisterSong issued […]
On July 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to uphold the Trump Administration’s regulations allowing employers and insurers to decline providing contraception coverage because of religious or moral objections. Implementation of these rules will immediately and significantly decrease contraceptive access for 70,500 to 126,400 women. When the rules were implemented in […]
At the beginning of this year, an estimated 7.7 million women of reproductive age (15-44) in the United States were uninsured, with 2 million of these women living below the federal poverty level. As the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has led to historic numbers of unemployment claims, it is estimated that millions more have lost […]
Now more than ever, it is critical women have all the information and resources at their disposal to make informed decisions about their health. As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, women are facing more barriers than ever when it comes to accessing the birth control and reproductive health services they need. The healthcare […]
Access to affordable healthcare remains one of the largest issues in the United States. As we enter a new decade, we have the opportunity to create lasting change in drug pricing. Today, we join leaders across the nonprofit pharmaceutical industry to underscore the serious challenges facing Americans in accessing affordable drugs. Together, we hope to […]
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT – Direct Relief’s Kirchmaier Volunteer Center was standing room only Friday morning, March 8, as more than 150 people gathered in honor of International Women’s Day to celebrate achievements and acknowledge remaining hurdles, including the lack of global access to affordable maternal health care. This year’s theme was “balance for better — […]
Strategic alliance will increase engagement with U.S. public health clinics and their patients about hormonal IUDs (long-acting reversible contraceptives, or LARCs) SAN FRANCISCO and CHARLESTON, S.C. – Medicines360 and Afaxys Pharma, LLC, two mission-driven, socially conscious women’s health pharmaceutical companies, today announced their collaboration to promote Medicines360’s intrauterine system (IUS), LILETTA® (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) 52 mg, which is […]
FORBES – Medicines360, the non-profit pharmaceutical company behind the hormonal IUD Liletta, is on a mission to increase women’s access to reproductive care around the world. This month, the female-led company announced the launch of Avibela, a hormonal IUD, in Madagascar.
