Remedy is a social impact organization founded by three female-identifying students at the University of Southern California.

Through our critical conversations with Federally Qualified Health Centers, community pharmacies, and street outreach teams, it is apparent that medical adherence is a significant health equity concern for patients experiencing homelessness. Providers have shared anecdotal evidence of how often patient medications were stolen or lost because of a lack of safe place to store pills, insulin, and ointments.

Current scientific literature and public health equity agendas, however, rarely address the difficulties of securing medication on the street.

Empowered by the goal of improving health equity for those experiencing homelessness, our team designed a temperature-controlled wearable and a flexible pill container. The wearable allows clinicians and outreach teams to prescribe temperature-sensitive medications like insulin, narcan, and creams without worry about the medicine spoiling or freezing over in extreme weather conditions. Second, the flexible silicone pill container organizes medications by the day. It uses an innovative squeezing mechanism to allow patients with fine motor disabilities easier access to their daily dose of medications.

Our product is driven by user-centered design. We are in constant communication with patients and outreach teams in every phase of our design and distribution process to maximize the comfort and accessibility of our pouch. Over the course of the past year, our team has spoken to providers and patients from 50+ street medicine teams, federally qualified health centers, and community pharmacies across the United States.