Direct Relief fills orders of essential medical supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Photo Credit: Lara Cooper/Direct Relief

Beyond Access: AAM’s Commitment to Community and Partners

The Association for Accessible Medicines is dedicated to improved access to safe, quality and effective medicine. AAM’s commitment echoes that of our member companies. Generic and biosimilar drugmakers have active corporate social responsibility programs that you can learn more about here and here.

Partnering with Suppliers of Medication

Member companies stepped up right from the start of the global pandemic, donating millions of doses to the Strategic National Stockpile. (Read more about the pandemic response of the generic and biosimilars industry.)

AAM collaborates locally and nationally with organizations that share our values and commitment. We support the work of our associate members who are advancing community health.

Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) provides long-term, community-based medical, preventive and development aid to communities around the globe affected by poverty and unequal access to health care. (Read our blog)

Direct Relief provides patients at health centers and community clinics with affordable prescription medication. (Read our blog)

Dispensary of Hope collects and distributes pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and safety-net clinics to dispense to low-income, chronically ill patients. (Read our blog)

Operation Smile is known for its cleft palate repairs for children in need, but its greater mission is to change lives and revolutionize how entire health systems deliver surgical care that requires safe and effective prescription medicines. (Read our blog)

Promoting Health and Well-Being

AAM recognizes that the issue of health goes beyond access to medication. We support organizations that contribute to targeted determinants of health, including:

Central Union Mission is the oldest private social service agency in Washington, DC. It operates an emergency shelter, provides benefits for veterans, helps people overcome addictions and operates a food and clothing distribution center. AAM staff volunteers at the mission, including annually assembling and donating health kits for residents.

Maintaining a Code of Business Ethics

The practices discussed in AAM’s code of ethics represent behaviors our companies have been demonstrating for many years. And yet it is incumbent on us to declare to our patients and customers the values upon which our industry is based, and the ethical and business standards upon which we are committed to operating with other members of the healthcare ecosystem.

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