In Switzerland, millions of pack of unexpired, unopened medicine are thrown away every year in an estimated worth of up to 1 billion CHF.
The estimated value of unused, expired and surplus medications in the EU exceeds €7 billion annually.
Today, these surplus, leftover medicines are incinerated.
Transforming surplus medicines
Improving access and
Sustainability
Sharemed Swiss is pioneering in reimagining the cycle of medication access to underserved people. We want to do it by looking at new ways of tackling medicine shortages. Rather than disposing of surplus or leftovers generated in manufacturing or health systems, we design alternatives to give them a new life. Progressing together with you on “creating value from the wasted” journey, we are utilising ambitions, innovations and transformation experiences of all kind. We want to achieve Sustainability by pioneering the circular economy in pharmaceutical care.
Who we are
We are a Swiss NGO, medicine and health product donation experts, re-distributor of surplus medicine and health products.
Powered by technology, ShareMed Swiss helps organisations like manufacturers, pharmacies, hospitals, elderly homes to revitalise, reallocate unused, leftover medicine and health products and get them to where it’s needed most.
ShareMed Swiss is pioneering to develop the circular economy by transforming surplus, unopened in-date reusable medicine stocks that patients can easily access.
Unused, surplus medicines, other health products in health systems can be responsibly collected and re-distributed to patients struggling with medication insecurity. Tons of medicine can be saved.
Our goals
- Improving equitable access to medicines and health products.
- Establish a trusted system of medicine-redistribution that meets all user needs and prevents waste.
- Demonstrate stewardship in the redistribution of donated products, that is compliant with all relevant regulatory and governance requirements.
- Collaborate with partners across industry, academia, regulatory, civil society to create best standards of practice in the redistribution space.
- Support donors and requestors with providing of transparent and efficient services.
Our concept
We focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability to facilitate safe, transparent, and efficient medical donations.
Our robust data driven platform designed to match any surplus stocks where they’re needed the most.
The platform also enables donors to effectively redistribute their surplus stocks.
By optimising stock, avoiding disposal, we ensure maximum impact and reducing the burden of pharmaceutical waste.
How it works
Organisations identify their surplus medicines, that are unopened, in-date and any other quality health products they no longer need.
This is logged into the platform and matched to a suitable recipient.
Data driven algorithms match donations to the needs of healthcare community partners.
ShareMed Swiss introduce efficient, transparent governance driven process to collect, validate all documentation required by authorities for donation in target countries – compliant with relevant regulations and legalities.
Collecting, warehousing, shipping and redistributing donation consignments through transparent and traceable process.
Sharemed Swiss is engaging with a trusted network of verified and validated partners, service providers, contributors.
Safe - Transparent - Efficient
Breaking down barriers, connecting resources to those in need, delivering lasting change. Our service guarantees a secure donation management process supported by real-time distribution system, through a trusted network of verified partners. By optimising and redistributing surplus stock we can direct donations to where they are most needed. We ensure maximum impact with minimum waste in re-distribution of your surpluses, leftovers.
Matching
product to partner
ShareMed Swiss developed a data driven technology to ensure efficiency and transparency
across the ‘matching’ and logistics processes.
A simple, intuitive Platform to support matching and processing medical donations.
MatchMed Navigator
Embark the journey navigating you on our Platform as your guide.
Benefiting the many...
Development
Millions of people don’t take their medication because either they can’t afford it, or they are simply not accessible. Many places in the World, people are making choices between medications or food, home, education. It doesn’t have to be like this. ShareMedSwiss provides access to medicines so everyone gets the care they deserve. Many of lives can be changed.
Environment
Experts estimate that 70% of waterways are contaminated with pharmaceutical runoff. More than 600 pharmaceutical molecules detected in water and soil worldwide; 30% to 90% of active ingredients are found in the environment, impact fauna and flora in the food chain, making long lasting effect on human health.
Circularity
The shift to circular economy helps shape a more resilient, sustainable system in which waste is minimised, products and materials are kept in use at the highest value possible, and natural systems are regenerated. By following fundamental tenets of circularity—using less, using longer, using again and making clean—path the way towards a more sustainable future.
