EHealthMe

eHealthMe.com
IndustryPharmaceutical
Founded2008
HeadquartersMountain View, California
Key people
Johnson Chen
Websiteehealthme.com

eHealthMe.com is an American medical analysis website launched in 2008. As of October 2020, the company claims to be monitoring 47,090 drugs and supplements.[1] The company conducts analysis on data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)[2] and the wider community going back to 1977 to provide post-marketing phase information.[3][4][5][6]

History

eHealthMe was publicly launched in 2008 by Madison, Wisconsin based HealthLatLLC. It was founded by Johnson Chen, who was formerly a healthcare consultant with Deloitte.[7]

Activity

The company carries out independent research, such as the studies into the side effects of statins, specifically occurrences of rhabdomyolysis in 2008.[4] Patients also use the website for self-reporting adverse drug effects.[8]

References

  1. ^ "eHealthMe: real-world drug outcomes". www.ehealthme.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. ^ "eHealthMe Launches Personalized Online Q&A Service". Eweek.com. 23 July 2013.
  3. ^ Emma Burge (Dec 13, 2012). "Online health service eHealthMe can really make a difference". Digital Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. ^ a b Dave Klawinski (December 18, 2012). "40 Million Health Studies For Consumers Through eHealthMe". B2C. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Analyzing the side effects of common drugs; questioning conventional pregnancy wisdom". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "MedBuddy from eHealthMe.Com Helps Patients Analyze Symptoms (Android App)". Medgadget.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "eHealthMe uses big data to answer your personal health questions". VentureBeat.com. 11 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Website makes it easier to check a drug's side effects". ConsumerAffairs.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-03.