Putting Patients First

From drug discovery and development to ensuring our medicines are accessible, patient needs guide our work.

AbbVie Patient Centricity
What does it mean to be patient centric at AbbVie?
What does it mean to be patient centric at AbbVie?

Everything we do, the reason we come to work is to think about the patients that we serve.

Melissa Falcone
 Senior Director, Patient Services Program
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Innovating to meet patient needs

We partner with patients, patient organizations, caregivers and clinicians to ensure that individual experiences, perspectives, needs and priorities are part of our clinical development process.

A renaissance in blood cancer treatment
August 31, 2023 Oncology

Then and now: A renaissance in blood cancer treatment

See how scientists have nearly doubled some survival rates, and why we’re not done yet.

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January 17, 2023 EEDI

Are your needs represented in clinical trials?

Not always, but here's how we can make progress to meet patients where they are.

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Clinical Trials

Explore how we turn our research into reality.

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PARTNERSHIPS
250
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research partnerships, including leading biotechs, universities, government organizations and nonprofits

Delivering more than medicine

At AbbVie, we believe everyone should have access to quality and affordable medicines if and when they need them. We help patients get the medicines they need by offering various access and support programs.

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Embedding patient experience

Our solutions start with the patient perspective. Understanding what people are thinking, feeling and doing because of their disease ensures we’re addressing their needs.

Make the Complicated Simple
November 09, 2020 Science

Inside the world of human factors engineers

Meet the team whose job is to solve problems before they exist

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November 07, 2019 Patient Support

Advancing a public health approach to patient safety

From administering vaccines in war zones to leading the FDA’s drug safety group, our patient safety leaders draw on their experiences to bring a focus on public health.

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May 02, 2019 Science

How patient voices are changing medicine

An AbbVie leader in patient-centered research helps us to hear and consider the patient voice.

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PATIENT HEALTH & ENGAGEMENT
We work to improve health outcomes for patients globally
Patient support programs

Our patient support programs help prescribed patients reach their full treatment potential through disease education and access resources.

Educational programs

We support educational programs that equip patients, their families and caregivers with the knowledge and resources to understand and manage their diseases.

Partnerships

With partners, we work to amplify the impact of our scientific progress, because we know many patient challenges cannot be solved alone.

Grants

AbbVie supports independent education for experienced healthcare providers and scientists studying current, new and emerging science.

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