Medicines360 Commemorates World Contraception Day 2019
As Medicines360 commemorates World Contraception Day 2019, we recognize the work we’ve done and the work we have left to do. Too many women in the U.S. and across the globe still have difficulty accessing the full range of contraceptive options to live their lives on their own terms. In addition to improving contraceptive access […]
Medicines360 Welcomes Margot Fahnestock as Vice President of Strategic Development
Medicines360 is delighted to announce that Margot Fahnestock has joined our team as Vice President of Strategic Development. Margot will be responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing all of our high-impact strategic programming and fundraising efforts both in the U.S. and globally. Before Medicines360, Margot served as a Program Officer in the William and Flora […]
Medicines360 Launches #NotAwkward Campaign to Encourage Positive Conversations about Birth Control and Reproductive Health
New survey finds the top access challenge cited by women is feeling uncomfortable discussing sex or birth control SAN FRANCISCO (September 16, 2019) – Medicines360, a nonprofit women’s health organization tackling the most pressing needs in women’s health, today announced the launch of #NotAwkward, a campaign to encourage positive conversations about birth control and reproductive […]
Medicines360 Statement on Title X Rule Change
As the leading nonprofit pharmaceutical company addressing women’s most pressing health needs, Medicines360 has continuously and strongly opposed the new rule restricting Title X-funded clinics from providing patients with medically accurate and comprehensive health information. Our concerns about this rule’s impact on the availability, accessibility and affordability of quality women’s health and family planning services […]
AVIBELA™ Launches in Zambia
Medicines360 is excited to announce that Avibela™, our 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD), has launched in Zambia! AVIBELA is the first hormonal IUD registered in Zambia. AVIBELA is not indicated for use in the United States. Through the global FP2020 initiative, the Zambian government has committed to improving sustainable access to family planning. In alignment […]
Medicines360 Announces Collaborative Research to Increase LARC Access in FQHCs
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community-based providers that exist to meet patients where they live and provide the primary care services they need. With approximately 12,000 service delivery sites located across the country. FQHCs serve a large number of both insured and uninsured patients. FQHCs have sliding fee scales for uninsured patients to make […]
Medicines360 Awarded “Clinical Trial Result of the Year” at 2019 CARE Awards
SAN FRANCISCO – Medicines360, a nonprofit, global women’s health pharmaceutical company with a mission of expanding access to quality medicines, was awarded the Clinical Trial Result of the Year at the 2019 Clinical and Research Excellence (CARE) Awards. The CARE Awards celebrate the achievements of those working to advance the quality of healthcare worldwide by bringing […]
Medicines360 and Allergan Present Six-Year Clinical Data from Largest Ongoing Phase 3 Study of an Intrauterine System in the U.S.
Six-Year, Multi-Center, Pivotal Clinical Trial Data of LILETTA® (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) 52 mg Presented at 2019 ACOG Meeting SAN FRANCISCO and DUBLIN – Medicines360, a nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical company with a mission of expanding access to quality medicines, and Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, presented new six-year data from Medicines360’s ongoing […]
Medicines360 On A Mission For Women
LIFE SCIENCE LEADER – You might think a market made of half the human beings on this planet would attract any amount of investment. Why is it, then, that most women lack access to essential medicines? Why does it take a nonprofit model to even begin bringing access to such a large population in a […]
International Women’s Day at Direct Relief International
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 — […]
