SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Together by Renee, the leading AI-based health assistant, announced the launch of a groundbreaking new feature in its platform: Find My Meds. This innovative feature is designed to tackle the widespread issue of GLP-1 medication shortages, which affects millions of users nationwide who rely on these drugs for managing diabetes and weight loss. The introduction of Find My Meds closely follows the ranking of Together by Renee as No. 10 in the wellness and personal care category on Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies list.
Find My Meds leverages Together by Renee’s advanced AI technology to ensure that patients receive their necessary medications without interruption. By integrating with users' profiles, which include information about their current prescriptions, home pharmacy, and refill dates, Find My Meds automates the refill process effectively. If a user's primary pharmacy is out of stock, Find My Meds promptly and automatically checks availability at nearby pharmacies and, with user consent, transfers the prescription where the medication is available.
"Our goal with Find My Meds is to remove the stress and health risks associated with medication shortages," said Dr. Renee Dua, CEO of Together by Renee. "By helping ensure that our users can consistently access their prescribed medications, we are not only enhancing their health management but also supporting broader healthcare efficiency and effectiveness."
GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have seen a dramatic increase in usage due to their effectiveness. However, their popularity has also led to significant supply challenges, with many patients experiencing difficulties in obtaining timely refills. Reports indicate that these medications are out of stock between 40% to 80% of the time at most pharmacies, severely disrupting treatment plans and impacting patient health. For example, a recent survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association indicates that nearly all (96%) respondents that stock and sell GLP-1 medications “report experiencing shortages or backorders of GLP-1 agonists, and most are ordering the products upon paid claims (63%) rather than keeping a stock on hand (37%) due to their high price and reimbursement from pharmacy benefit managers that is often below the pharmacy’s cost to acquire the drug.”
Find My Meds is now available to all Together by Renee users at no additional cost, emphasizing Together by Renee’s commitment to improving healthcare accessibility and patient outcomes.
Together by Renee is transforming the way aging Americans and caregivers monitor and manage their health, allowing users to measure vitals and manage their medications, appointments, mental health, care plans and more using only a smartphone camera and microphone, with no typing. Launched just 10 months ago, Together by Renee already has more than 42,000 active users, most of whom are over the age of 60.
Together by Renee is available for free for Apple smartphones on the Apple App Store and for Android smartphones on the Google Play Store.
About Together by Renee
Created by visionary, accomplished health-tech entrepreneurs Dr. Renee Dua and Nick Desai, who previously founded and led award-winning doctor house call market leader Heal, Together by Renee is an AI-driven health assistant designed to make health management seamless for aging Americans and their caregivers. With its revolutionary interface that requires no typing or data entry, Together by Renee combines vital measurements, medication management, appointment scheduling, and mental health detection all in one platform. Founded with the mission to simplify and revolutionize healthcare management, Together by Renee is a testament to the potential of technology to impact lives positively. Together by Renee is supported by $8.5 million of seed venture capital from Tau Ventures, Quiet Capital, Fika Ventures, Mucker Capital, the AARP, Positive Ventures, Global Founders Capital, SaaS Ventures and City Light Capital. For more information about Together by Renee, please visit https://together.renee.com.
