Posts in Teleprescribing
Episode 39: Expanding Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder with Ophelia Founder Zack Gray

In this episode, Carrie, Rebecca, and Zack discuss:

  • Why Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a proven treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

  • Why only 5% of clinicians are licensed to prescribe buprenorphine and how this drives traffic to the black market

  • How telemedicine breaks down barriers and stigmas for clinicians and patients in the treatment of OUD, making them an ideal combination for addressing the opioid epidemic in the U

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Episode 28: Navigating Sociopolitical Issues in Emergency Contraception with Stix Cofounder Cynthia Plotch

Listen to discover:

What it is like to raise money in femtech from investors that are primarily men

  • What is it like to build a women’s health company, including tips and tricks for others in this space

  • How the company’s first emergency contraception product, Relaunch, came to be and the demand, access, and misconceptions around it

  • What the leaked Roe v. Wade decisions means for the future of women-centric healthcare companies

  • Why Stix decided early on to take a public stand on this issue and how other femtech founders can, too (even if they don’t know how yet)

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Episode 27: Reimagining the Role of Pharmacists Through Virtual Consultations with the Co-Founders of RxLive

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • How pharmacists can play a critical role in reducing the burden on primary care physicians who are managing the care of chronic disease patients

  • Why value-based entities are the ideal partners for RxLive

  • What role drug pricing transparency plays in pharmacists’ ability to help manage high spend on drugs.

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