PharMerica Donates 719,287 Prescriptions to Underserved Patients in 2023
April 25 2024 - 4:35PM
Business Wire
Company Helps Patients in Need Access
Necessary Medications to Stay Healthy
Fifty million Americans don’t take their prescribed medication
because they can’t afford it, often making the impossible choice
between medications and food, housing, gas, or other necessities.
At the same time, up to $11 billion worth of surplus medication
goes to waste every year.
To help under-resourced families access life-saving medications,
PharMerica has partnered with SIRUM since 2015 to donate unexpired,
unused medication drugs. These include tablets and caplets as well
as other forms like self-injectable medications, liquid
medications, and unopened inhalers.
In states where drug returns are not accepted, PharMerica
pharmacies use SIRUM’s platform to donate these medications that
would otherwise be destroyed. SIRUM then matches the donated
medicine to community partners who need it. Last year, PharMerica
donated 719,287 prescriptions valued at an estimated
$24,907,973.
“With rising healthcare costs, inflation, and other barriers
preventing many Americans from getting the care they need, we are
proud to help ensure patients have access to life-saving
medications to improve health equity in underserved communities,”
said Jennifer Yowler, President of PharMerica.
"SIRUM’s work to reimagine medicine access for those in need
would not be possible without the support of medicine donors like
PharMerica,” said George Wang, co-founder of SIRUM. “We’re grateful
for our longstanding partnership and our shared belief in improving
health equity."
Watch the video to see our drug donation partnership with SIRUM
in action and learn more about how, together, we are saving
medicines to save lives.
About PharMerica
PharMerica is a leading provider of institutional, community-
and home-based pharmacy services. The company serves the long-term
care, senior living, hospital, home infusion, hospice, behavioral,
specialty and oncology pharmacy markets. PharMerica operates over
180 long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies in 50
states. PharMerica is a customer- and patient-focused organization
serving health care providers, such as skilled nursing facilities,
senior living communities, and hospitals, as well as individuals
with behavioral needs, individuals with infusion therapy needs,
seniors receiving in-home care, and patients with cancer. The
company provides highly reliable, accurate medication delivery and
support services to approximately 350,000 individuals a day with
unmatched service reliability, cost containment solutions, and
clinical, regulatory and educational support for its clients and
their residents and patients.
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