TEDMED | What if we stopped trying to change the people, and we changed the pill instead? @TEDMED | Uploaded April 2018 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
According to Lynda CEO Amy Schulman, “We spend over 300 billion dollars in avoidable healthcare costs because we don’t take the medication that is prescribed for us.” Instead of trying to find new ways to remind people to take their medications, Amy and the Lyndra team have set out to change the pill itself. Tune in to Amy’s 2017 TEDMED Hive Talk to learn how Lynda’s ultra long-acting oral drug delivery platform reduces the frequency of how often a medication must be taken and helps to boost patient adherence.
According to Lynda CEO Amy Schulman, “We spend over 300 billion dollars in avoidable healthcare costs because we don’t take the medication that is prescribed for us.” Instead of trying to find new ways to remind people to take their medications, Amy and the Lyndra team have set out to change the pill itself. Tune in to Amy’s 2017 TEDMED Hive Talk to learn how Lynda’s ultra long-acting oral drug delivery platform reduces the frequency of how often a medication must be taken and helps to boost patient adherence.
