Medicines360, Population Services International, and Society for Family Health Announce Launch of Avibela® Hormonal Intrauterine Device in Nigeria
Improving Access to Modern Contraception for Women in Nigeria SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON and ABUJA– March 22, 2022– Medicines360, Population Services International (PSI), and Society for Family Health (SFH) announced the launch of Avibela (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) 52 mg in Nigeria. Nigerian women and girls’ contraceptive options have historically been limited. The introduction of Avibela provides […]
Medicines360 CEO, Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, FACOG, Offers Her Thoughts on The Year Ahead
Happy New Year! We hope this message finds you and your families well. Collectively, we have witnessed and experienced significant change and growth over the past 12 months. Hopefully, we all had a chance to pause to celebrate the goodness, kindness, generosity, and spirit of the holiday season, while embracing the potential of a brighter […]
Medicines360 Announces Price Subsidy of its Hormonal IUD Avibela to Expand Access to Contraception
In August 2021 – Medicines360, the mission-driven nonprofit Women’s Health pharmaceutical organization announced a price subsidy to expand contraceptive access for millions of women in some of the world’s poorest countries. When purchased from its subsidiary, Impact RH360, Avibela will be offered at the price of $9.50 through international procurement groups. “We believe that women […]
Medicines360 Thanks Sen. Rosen for Championing Innovative Solutions to Remove Barriers to Equitable Health Care
The Senator was a leading voice supporting the nonprofit pharmaceutical model in 2021, and will be in 2022 San Francisco, CA – Today, Medicines360 CEO Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, released the following statement. “The year 2021 will be remembered as a time the United States and the rest of the world faced incredible challenges. But […]
Medicines360 and the Population Council Pursue Agreement to Develop Product to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy for Worldwide Distribution
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, N.Y.: Medicines360, a mission-driven nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization, and the Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a dual prevention pill (DPP) product to prevent both pregnancy and HIV in a single tablet – for global distribution. The organizations intend […]
Medicines360 Applauds Introduction of Federal Legislation to Support Nonprofit Pharmaceutical Organizations
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act, a bill designed to support nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations in their efforts to sustainably increase access to affordable medicines for Americans. As the longest-standing nonprofit pharmaceutical organization serving the U.S. market, […]
Medicines360 Proudly Supports the Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act
This week, Senator Jacky Rosen introduced a bill that would make it easier for nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations in the United States to achieve their potential. The bill is called the Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act. Medicines360 proudly supports this legislation. Sometimes, traditional pharmaceutical models fail to bring necessary drugs to […]
National Women’s Health Week
Medicines360 joins individuals and communities across the country in celebration of National Women’s Health Week, the annual weeklong observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH). This year’s observance, perhaps more so than any in recent history, offers the nation a timely opportunity to center women and […]
Reflecting on Our Impact and Looking to the Future
After an amazing five years of working with some of the most passionate leaders in women’s health, I have ended my time as Medicines360 CEO to embark on a new venture. As I look back on the past five years, I’m incredibility proud of the impact we’ve made at Medicines360 for women. Not a day […]
Healthcare Policies Must Work for Women, Not Against Them
Challenges to accessing healthcare are not new for women; however, in the past year, several new roadblocks have hindered women’s access. These roadblocks span the gamut from the COVID-19 pandemic to policy changes that have impacted the fabric of women’s healthcare access. Also looming are significant changes to federal and state policies that threaten to […]
