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Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Typical dose of dexamethasone is 6 mg not 4 mg. And only in severe cases needing oxygen, not early.

Thanks for the correction I actually typed 6 every 24 but found it confusing and resulted in error, fixed now

Also, we actually did this one, if you’re curious:

https://www.inpharmd.com/is-there-any-data-to-support-higher...

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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I’m not in this space, so just out of curiosity what does this cover that Up To Date doesn’t? And/or What are some examples of questions doctors might ask? Thanks!

We get this one a bunch; Up to Date is pretty awesome. Public data + our data shows only ~1/2 of clinical questions can be answered by Up to Date (or references like them). Those online compendia employ a small team of credible authors + have massive scale, so they focus on the mainstream questions. Our custom solution is designed around the long tail of emerging or complex questions. For example, if you want to know…

My bad, typo- meant 6mg here

For anyone curious , we actually did this question:

https://www.inpharmd.com/is-there-any-data-to-support-higher...

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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I have hyperhidrosis (a fancy term for excessive sweating). When I was a teenager (and before all answers to everything were online), I went to multiple docs and no one was aware of a particular prescription that, once I found out about it, completely "cured" the issue (Drysol). Looking back, it was obvious the doctors just weren't aware of a valid treatment for the issue. It'd be great if a service like this helps d…

>It'd be great if a service like this helps doctors discover treatments for less than common conditions.

Isn't that what Up To Date is?

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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post #31
post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the correction I actually typed 6 every 24 but found it confusing and resulted in error, fixed now

Also, we actually did this one, if you’re curious: https://www.inpharmd.com/is-there-any-data-to-support-higher...

Thanks for the link. Anecdotally in our hospital only one patient to my knowledge has survived after a higher dose of dexamethasone (this was only used after the patient was worsening despite the standard 10 days of 6 mg dexamethasone). Whether this helped them or they were going to improve despite can't be known.

I would also be careful about how you use the term atypical, in fact most patients with COVID are typical and improve with the standard treatment. :)

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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post #34
post #16

I have hyperhidrosis (a fancy term for excessive sweating). When I was a teenager (and before all answers to everything were online), I went to multiple docs and no one was aware of a particular prescription that, once I found out about it, completely "cured" the issue (Drysol). Looking back, it was obvious the doctors just weren't aware of a valid treatment for the issue. It'd be great if a service like this helps d…

>It'd be great if a service like this helps doctors discover treatments for less than common conditions. Isn't that what Up To Date is?

Despite their best efforts, up to date can never truly be up to date, can they?

No shade, we love up to date; we just see ourselves as a complement.

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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Wow! This is exactly the type of service that academic institutions could benefit from.

When I was a medical student and resident on rounds, it was really stressful trying to do literature searches on pubmed and up-to-date (esp while taking care of active patient problems!) I often didn't have the time or bandwidth to comb through the papers/lists of care guidelines, and the abstracts often didn't give the clear story (or the relevant numbers!)

If I had had access to InpharmD, I could've 1) looked like a rockstar to my team, and 2) actually learned and understood the info I needed. :)

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

#39

10 days ago someone posted a similar idea and how he failed. "I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25825917 I hope your project succeeds.

This is gold, thank you.

He went after the same problem, yes, but with a traditional SAAS approach.

We feel strongly that the only way to make this work is to have humans on our back end, thoughtfully automated with tech (vs the other way around).

Re: Launch HN: InpharmD (YC W21) – curated drug information for doctors

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Wow! This is exactly the type of service that academic institutions could benefit from. When I was a medical student and resident on rounds, it was really stressful trying to do literature searches on pubmed and up-to-date (esp while taking care of active patient problems!) I often didn't have the time or bandwidth to comb through the papers/lists of care guidelines, and the abstracts often didn't give the clear stor…

This makes our day :-) Academic MCs are our main target right now. Thank you!
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