GoToPills

mission: to promote patient safety and decrease the liability risks for healthcare providers by delivering easily accessible, comprehensive, and concise information about off-label medications. why gotopills was created: i was inspired to create gotopills after a client came to my office suffering from kidney damage after taking a prescription drug for migraines. however, the medication was only fda-approved for seizures. my research revealed that that once a prescription medication receives fda-approval for a particular reason, age, duration, and gender it can be legally prescribed by a doctor for a completely different reason that has not been tested for safety or efficacy. these drugs are called off-label. they comprise almost 80% of prescribed medications and there is no requirement that you be informed that the medication you or a family member is taking is off-label. the harm caused by off-label medications: since 2009 over 14 billion dollars have been paid in off-label drug settlements and that number is growing. by prescribing and dispensing off-label drugs physicians and pharmacists open themselves to liability and patients taking these drugs become test subjects without their knowledge or consent. in many cases off-label medications can be beneficial however it is the lack of information that is the problem. the gotopills’ solution: gotopills delivers this crucial information in a concise format. armed with this knowledge, patients can truly make informed choices about their medication. gotopills’ instant off-label alerts, vital drug summaries, and prescribing tools for physicians are designed to reduce the risk of the growing number of injuries and lawsuits associated with off-label drugs. consumers can use gotopills on the web or use the free apps for iphone and android. using the off-label checker you will know within seconds if the medication you or family member is taking is off-label that is powerful information to have at your fingertips.