Medicines360 Appoints Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, FACOG, as Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Raine-Bennett brings passionate expertise in improving health outcomes for women SAN FRANCISCO – July 6, 2021 – Medicines360, a global nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization, has appointed Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, FACOG, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, following a broad national search. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Raine-Bennett has an extensive […]
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 […]
Medicines360 and HRA Partner to Enhance Availability of Emergency Contraceptive ella® in the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO and MORRISTOWN, N.J.: Medicines360, a mission-driven nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization, and HRA Pharma, a global consumer healthcare company, announced today that the two organizations are partnering to support U.S. publicly funded family planning clinics’ access to prescription emergency contraceptive ulipristal acetate (UPA), commonly known in the U.S. as ella®. HRA Pharma first […]
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 […]
Introduction Of Long-acting Family Planning Method To USAID Product Catalog
In April 2021, the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) also known as the hormonal IUD or hormonal intrauterine system (IUS) was added to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Product Catalog for the first time. This milestone was made possible thanks to support from the Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, […]
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 […]
New Survey Reveals Increasing Barriers for Women Seeking Birth Control and Disproportionate Impact on Women of Color
Faced with job losses and disruption from the pandemic, women find it more challenging in 2020 to access birth control, a critical aspect of women’s health San Francisco – November 18, 2020 – Medicines360, a global nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization fighting to make access to medicines for all women a reality, today released the […]
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 […]
Expanding Contraceptive Options Through an Institutional Patient Assistance Program
“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 […]
