Agile Therapeutics Inc. announced a partnership Aug. 20 with telehealth company Pandia Health to increase consumer access to its birth control patch Twirla.

Pandia Health offers prescription fulfillment for women with active birth control prescriptions, as well as access to expert birth control doctors who can provide prescriptions through telehealth.

All patients receive free delivery of their birth control.

“The telehealth channel is growing in importance, and our goal was to find a partner that shares our values and focus on women’s health. We are thrilled to partner with Pandia Health, a truly innovative leader in this space, and we think this relationship allows Agile to offer another point of access to Twirla as more women choose telehealth for their contraceptive needs,” said Amy Welsh, vice president of marketing at Agile Therapeutics, based in Princeton. “The team at Pandia shares our commitment to listening – and responding – to what women need with regard to their birth control options.”

Telehealth’s prominence and popularity has been bolstered by the ongoing pandemic. A 2020 Guttmacher Institute report found that about one in four women using the pill switched to a telemedicine appointment with their provider to have their prescription refilled.

Pandia plans to phase in the availability of Twirla in the second half of 2021.