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About MedWatcher

Stay up to date with the latest news and government safety alerts for the prescription medicines you take. Submit any side effects you experience to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make drugs safer for everyone.

MedWatcher is a mobile tool for both healthcare professionals and the general public. Anyone can submit an adverse event report to FDA using the easy-to-use form on MedWatcher, or post to our online community to talk to others taking the same meds. In the MyDrugs section, you can make a quick list of all the prescription medicines your family or patients take and track the latest developments.

Clinicians will find MedWatcher to be a vast improvement over the paper and fax FDA MedWatch form. No more cramped text boxes or tiny font! Do it at your convenience and fulfill your professional obligations in a convenient way. Get your patients involved in their health.

Take control. Participate in your health care.

This is a project of Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and the University of North Carolina. Learn More »

Press

Health Data Initiative Forum - AM Session (June 9, 2011) from The National Academies on Vimeo

Carey Goldberg (September 16, 2010). Drug Alerts At Your Fingertips

Elizabeth Cooney (September 16, 2010). New iPhone app tracks drug safety

Press Release, September 14, 2010

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston's pediatric health blog

Carolyn Duffy Marsan (August 2, 2010). iPhone apps that could save your life

Francesca Lunzer Kritz (July 14, 2010). Your Money/Your Health: A guide to healthcare apps for your smart phone

Alex Howard (June 11, 2010). Here come the healthcare apps

MedWatcher was showcased at the White House led Community Health Data Forum on June 2, sponsored by the Office of Science, Technology and Policy, the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The June 2 forum is part of the Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI), a public-private collaboration that encourages innovators to utilize community health data to develop applications that help raise awareness of community health performance and spark action to improve health.