Nanodropper Reaches Millions of US Military Veterans Through New Partnership with Lovell Government Services Serving VA Hospitals and Other Government Customers
The partnership allows veterans access to the Nanodropper Adaptor through GSA Advantage!, which lightens financial burdens and reduces anxiety for over nine million veterans depending on prescription eye drops and vision-saving medication.
ROCHESTER, MN, August 16, 2022 – Nanodropper, a patient-centered, volume-reducing adaptor for eyedrop bottles, announces its new listing in Veterans Affairs’ (VA) GSA Advantage! purchasing catalog, through its partnership with Lovell Government Services. The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health system in the United States, providing care to more than nine million veterans.
Nanodropper has been an Air Force SBIR contractor since 2019, opening the door to serve active duty members. Now, additional government agencies will have the ability to purchase the Nanodropper Adaptor, and can do so directly through GSA Advantage! and other online catalogs.
“Serving our retired service members has always been a goal of Nanodropper. We’re elated to be meeting this goal on an even larger scale as part of this impactful program,” said Mackenzie Andrews, Nanodropper Co-Founder and CCO. “This partnership aligns closely with Nanodropper’s core mission–to eliminate the technological and financial barriers that all too often cause patients to prematurely run out of their vision-saving medication. We hope for this to reduce the anxiety patients encounter when recognizing their medication may not last until the next refill.”
According to documented research, typical prescription eyedrop bottles release drops that are five times too large for your eye to absorb, resulting in patients often wasting 80% of the medication in the bottle. The Nanodropper eyedrop bottle adaptor is designed based on decades of research to achieve an ideal-sized eyedrop just large enough for the eye to absorb, tripling the number of drops per bottle and demonstrating the effectiveness of smaller eyedrops versus the current oversized drops.
“We are very excited to partner with Nanodropper to make sure our veterans, who often have higher odds of obtaining eye injuries on active duty and can increase their need for chronic eye medications long term, and others dependent on federal medical organizations for care are able to access this valuable solution,” said Chris Lovell, CEO of Lovell Government Services and USMC Major (Ret.). “This partnership opens new doors for our service members to reasonably afford previously cost-prohibitive medications and effectively address many common ophthalmologic problems.”
The GSA Advantage! is the government’s central online shopping superstore, providing online access to millions of products and services from thousands of federal contractors. GSA Advantage! is also integrated with VA hospitals nationwide, making it possible for 1200 more eye doctors to distribute the Nanodropper Adaptor, benefitting the pockets and eye health of 2 million more patients.
The GSA Advantage! and other catalog additions are made possible by Nanodroppers’s federal distribution partner, Lovell Government Services, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business. Government customers can order Nanodroppers through VA FSS Contract # V797D-50450 as well as Lovell’s ECAT Contract # SPE2DE-21-D-0013 or by contacting Lovell at customerservice@lovellgov.com or 850-684-1867 EXT 1.
To learn more about the availability of Nanodropper through your VA doctor or the DoD medical facilities, you can contact your doctor or reach out to Nanodropper at support@nanodropper.com.
Nanodropper is currently conducting or collaborating on seven clinical trials that will further validate the effectiveness of the Nanodropper Adaptor microdrops compared to the standard drop size, addressing conditions such as glaucoma, ocular hypertension and dilation. They’ve experienced major growth over the last 12 months, including an 850% increase in clinic partnerships, expanding to more than 1000 clinic locations, and doubling its team since June of 2021.
The Nanodropper Adaptor is now available online and in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and through more than 500 unique private partners from independent eyecare providers and healthcare institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
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About Nanodropper
Founded by four student co-founders out of the University of Washington, Nanodropper is the only FDA-listed, volume-reducing adaptor for eyedrop bottles on the market. Its flagship product is a patient-centered adaptor for eyedrop bottles to reduce the volume of currently oversized eyedrops by more than 60 percent. Nanodropper helps reduce cost, decrease waste, and minimize potential side effects of vision-saving treatments. Nanodropper’s products and educational content help patients navigate issues like vision insurance, eye doctor appointments, and deploying their resources in an efficient way. These initiatives align with Nanodropper’s mission of helping patients take back control of their eye health.
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