PatientsLikeMe is teaming-up with Walgreens to help people understand how the medications they take may affect them. As a result, users researching a medication or filling a prescription on Walgreens.com can access a simple snapshot that shows how their prescribed medication has impacted other patients on the therapy, including medication side effects, as reported by PatientsLikeMe members.

PatientsLikeMe is an online network where more than 300,000 patients living with chronic conditions can track their health, connect with others and contribute data for research. The PatientsLikeMe-sourced information is updated daily with new patient reports and covers many medications available at Walgreens pharmacies.

The deal with PatientsLikeMe marks the first time an external contributor has been featured on the new Walgreens Health Dashboard.The deal with PatientsLikeMe marks the first time an external contributor has been featured on the new Walgreens Health Dashboard. “Leveraging patient perspectives and experiences through Walgreens Health Dashboard provides our patients with helpful insight into their medications and overall therapy management,” said Walgreens Divisional Vice President of Digital Health, Adam Pellegrini.

At the same time, the agreement also marks the first time PatientsLikeMe has integrated its data on another company’s website.

“Our work with Walgreens will give their patients important insights from people taking both simple and complex medications,” said PatientsLikeMe Executive Vice President of Marketing and Patient Advocacy Michael Evers. “It can also help enrich our treatment data should Walgreens patients decide to join our community.”

To access patient-reported data on medication side effects, Walgreens patients can visit Walgreens.com. On the other hand, Walgreens patients interested in connecting with other patients managing similar conditions and sharing their medication experiences through PatientsLikeMe can visit this page.