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Owner / Designer / Clinical Lead: Michael Ayres VanLaanen, Pharm.D, BCPS, CACP
Early on Michael discovered a love for designing pharmacy software that is intuitive for pharmacists, providing a lot of information for the minimum of work. He was an intern at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle while completing his pharmacy degree at the University of Washington, then Lead of Anticoagulation Services for the Community Health Association of Spokane, and is currently a hospital pharmacist at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA.
Collaborative Author: John Riley, Pharm.D
John Riley graduated from the University of Washington PharmD program in 2012. He has worked as a pharmacist at Care Health Solutions Pharmacy in Lacey, WA as well as at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. Along with a pharmacy degree, John earned a Bachelor's of Music in Piano Performance and continues to make appearances performing piano music in the Seattle metro area.
Collaborative Author: Kiana Imani
Kiana completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington Bothell majoring in Biology and receiving double minors in Chemistry and Neuroscience. She has been an early leader among peers as the Pre-Pharmacy Chair of the Pre-Health Society Club and the President of the Biology Club at the University of Washington Bothell. Kiana aims to begin her studies in the PharmD program in Fall of 2021, and is currently working as a pharmacy assistant at CVS Pharmacy.About
Medication must be taken correctly for the therapy to be safe and effective. takewithfood.org provides access to the takewithfood database of edited but complete and concise information from the FDA on the administration and handling of oral medications in brief, patient-friendly, and clinician-level formats. It also provides a simple account system to remember a medication list for future reference.
Contact
The database is under active development. We take requests for medication additions to be fast-tracked.
Requests, questions, or clarifications? Contact:
help@takewithfood.org
Enterprise Options
takewithfood offers a site license with permission to use and/or integrate the takewithfood database content in on-site Health Information Technology. This provides your organization's clinicians and patients with these essential details in-line with normal work-flow. Pricing is flexible to the level of access desired, customization required, and number of users. We will work closely with you during on-boarding and afterward to ensure the experience is smooth.
Please inquire for more information on licensing and API:
enterprise@takewithfood.org
API access to the takewithfood database for
Healthcare Systems, Pharmacies, Managed Care Networks, and Healthcare Information Services
- Incorporate takewithfood into your EHR
The takewithfood database can be accessed to build smoothly into your health information technology. Your organization can design when, where, and how much information to present.
- Decision support for prescribers and pharmacists
Built-in feedback can be provided in-line with the prescribing and verifying process ensuring the medication administration instructions will provide safe and effective therapy.
- Counselling guidance
Complete but concise medication administration information in a summarized format can be provided at the point of patient contact.
- Print-outs on dispense
The full medication list in printed format can be built into the patient education handouts. The quality and amount of information is designed for quick and easy comprehension.
- Value added service for members
Patients and members can have their medication lists updated as therapies change for easy home reference to takewithfood services.