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Real-World Reports on Use, Effectiveness and Alternative Medications Now Available for Thousands of Brand Name and Generic Drugs
CAMBRIDGE, MA., November 17, 2016—PatientsLikeMe has expanded the scope of patient-reported information it offers through Walgreens.com to help more people better understand how certain prescription medications may affect them.
The new information, which is updated daily and comes from aggregated reports by PatientsLikeMe members, highlights the reasons why patients use specific prescription drugs and how effective they think they are. Also included are lists of the top five medication alternatives patients have tried for the same condition, as well as links to more extensive reports about dosage, duration, adherence and burden for more than 5,000 medications.
PatientsLikeMe is a free network where anyone living with a chronic condition can track and share symptom and treatment experiences, connect with others and contribute data for research. The website has helped more than 400,000 people learn from each other about how to improve outcomes.
Walgreens is the first pharmacy to provide PatientsLikeMe reports about medications on its website. The offering is an expansion of the collaboration between the two companies formed in 2015, when PatientsLikeMe first offered its patient-reported information on medications’ side effects and their severity on Walgreens Health Dashboard, a secure and private personalized health information offering.
“Whether you’re just starting a new medication or you’re researching alternatives, knowing what others have already experienced is invaluable,” said Michael Evers, PatientsLikeMe’s Executive Vice President of Marketing, Technology & Operations. “We’re excited that our members are helping more people know their options and what to expect, so that everyone can make more informed choices for their health.”
About PatientsLikeMe
PatientsLikeMe is a patient network that improves lives and a real-time research platform that advances medicine. Through the network, patients connect with others who have the same disease or condition and track and share their own experiences. In the process, they generate data about the real-world nature of disease that help researchers, pharmaceutical companies, regulators, providers and nonprofits develop more effective products, services and care. With more than 400,000 members, PatientsLikeMe is a trusted source for real-world disease information and a clinically robust resource that has published more than 80 research studies. Visit us at www.patientslikeme.com or follow us via our blog, Twitter or Facebook.
Contact
Margot Carlson Delogne
(781) 492-1039
mcdelogne@patientslikeme.com
