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PharmaGuide

FAQ

Everything you need to know about what we're building.

Privacy, evidence, accuracy, pricing — all the answers, without the marketing.

Product

What it is and how it works

  • PharmaGuide is a supplement and medication interaction checker. Scan any product to see how it interacts with your other supplements, your prescriptions, and your timing. Every interaction includes the mechanism, evidence level, and clinical reasoning behind the verdict — reviewed by a licensed pharmacist before it ships.

  • Every interaction is cross-referenced with FDA, NIH, PubMed, and DSLD sources, then reviewed by a licensed pharmacist. Each one carries an evidence level (Established / Probable / Moderate / Limited / Theoretical) so you know how strong the clinical literature is. When evidence is weak, conflicting, or incomplete, we say so directly.

  • Yes. The product catalog is pre-loaded on your device. Scanning, search, interaction checks, and stack analysis all run locally — works in pharmacies, on flights, anywhere with one bar of signal. Only optional features that pull live citations need an internet connection.

  • Most apps only check drug-to-drug interactions. PharmaGuide checks supplement-to-supplement, drug-to-supplement, timing conflicts, and ingredient quality — all personalized to your conditions, medications, and goals. Computed on your device. Reviewed by clinicians. Built for what you actually take.

  • The catalog is sourced from NIH's 200,000+ supplement labels and grows weekly. If yours isn't there, snap a photo of the label and submit it — most submissions get added within a few days. Your contribution helps the next person looking up the same product.

Privacy & using it with your care

Your data, your provider, your plan

  • Yes. Your medications, conditions and health profile stay on your device by default, and interaction checks run there. If you create an account, we back up the supplement products in your stack so you can restore it — never your medications or conditions. You can separately choose to share a brief or a temporary encrypted snapshot with an AI assistant; the app previews exactly what you selected. Disconnecting cannot erase the assistant’s existing chat history. See our Privacy Policy. We do not sell health data.

  • Yes. PharmaGuide exports a clean PDF of your full supplement and medication stack with every flagged interaction and the evidence behind it. Bring it to your next appointment so you can have a real conversation about what you are actually taking.

  • No. PharmaGuide is an educational tool that surfaces research-backed interaction data and helps you prepare for conversations with your healthcare provider. It does not diagnose, does not tell you to stop medications, and does not replace clinical care. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before making changes to your stack.

  • PharmaGuide flags ingredients that need extra context during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and other special situations — including high-dose vitamin A, certain herbal extracts, and stimulants. Set your conditions in your profile and the personal Fit recalculates accordingly. For high-stakes decisions, your OB-GYN or pharmacist remains the source of truth.

Launch & pricing

When it opens and what costs what

  • The core interaction checker is free during beta — scanning, search, your stack, and every interaction warning with full reasoning. No credit card required. Optional premium features (deep clinical research, advanced personalization, the AI pharmacist conversation layer) will be available later through a subscription.

  • Opening in waves through 2026. The core interaction checker stays free at launch — scanning, search, your stack, and every interaction warning with full reasoning. Optional premium features (deep clinical research, advanced personalization, the AI pharmacist conversation layer) become available through a subscription. Founding beta members get extended free access. Join the beta.

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