FDA taps PatientsLikeMe to test the waters of social media adverse event reporting

Online patient community PatientsLikeMe
has found another partner for its massive repository of patient-generated data on health conditions and treatments, but it’s not another pharma company or retail pharmacy.
PatientsLikeMe has announced a research partnership with the FDA: The agency will assess the platform’s feasibility as a way to generate adverse event reports, which the FDA uses to regulate drugs after their release into the market.

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