eHealthMe.com is an

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medical analysis website launched in 2008. As of October 2020, the company claims to be monitoring 47,090 drugs and supplements. The company conducts analysis on data from the U.S.

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(FDA) and the wider community going back to 1977 to provide post-marketing phase information.

History

eHealthMe was publicly launched in 2008 by

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based ''HealthLatLLC''. It was founded by Johnson Chen, who was formerly a healthcare consultant with

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Activity

The company carries out independent research, such as the studies into the side effects of

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, specifically occurrences of

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in 2008. Patients also use the website for self-reporting adverse drug effects.

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