Helen Stevenson, Founder and CEO, Reformulary Group Inc, A Healthcare Company
- Helen is the Founder and CEO of Reformulary Group Inc.
- Helen was Assistant Deputy Minister of Health in Ontario and Executive Officer of Ontario Public Drug Programs by Order-In-Council.
Podcast
Overview
00:38- About Helen Stevenson
- Helen is the Founder and CEO of Reformulary Group Inc.
- Helen was Assistant Deputy Minister of Health in Ontario and Executive Officer of Ontario Public Drug Programs by Order-In-Council.
00:59- About Reformulary Group Inc.
- Our mission is to make drugs more affordable for Canadians.
- We do that through an innovative approach by creating a subscription-based service.
- Founded in 2011 by Helen Stevenson, CEO, Reformulary Group is an expert-led healthcare technology company focused on helping Canadians and companies make sense of medicine.
03:26- What are doing in the world of Cannabis?
- We put together a group of physicians that were real experts in authorizing Cannabis.
- Cannabis is much more complex than prescription drugs.
- Cannabis treats a symptom, it does not cure a medical condition.
06:06- How do you make sure that cannabis is not misused?
- It is difficult. When marijuana got legalized, people who were taking medical products now reverted to the recreational because it is more accessible.
07:43- Working on Generic Medicines
- Generic medicines are the future.
- When people leave a doctor’s office with a prescription, they think that is the only drug that treats their medical condition.
- But the truth is, there are many medications that treat a specific condition.
16:46- Drug Finder App and Cannabis Standard Platform
- When we built this big drug list or formulary as it’s called many years ago, and we put built-in advice with for this drug these are the alternatives.
- You could enter a drug name and can search all the alternatives that work just as well but cost less.
21:46- Three life lessons
- Be Fearless
- Be Authentic
- Be Curious
RESOURCES:
You can connect with Helen Stevenson- LinkedIn
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Profile
- Helen Stevenson is Founder and CEO of Reformulary Group Inc., a healthcare company that helps people and organizations make sense of medicine, both prescription drugs and medical cannabis.
- The company built an evidence-based formulary that helps plan members make smart drug choices through its DrugFinderTM app and can save money for organizations. The company launched Cannabis StandardTM, a platform that provides evidence-based product recommendations for consumers.
