PharmHand 2.0 is here

Now featuring even more guidelines directly from FDA and other medical sources, and with many more drugs and genes.

Get Your PharmHand Report

Data instructions

Zip your raw data, what you upload needs to be a .zip or .gz file.
Example: genome_SampleName.txt.gz
How to get raw data:23AndMeorAncestry
Delivered by email

Arrives in 30 minutes or less. Your data is deleted after processing.
It is processed securely and deleted after your report is generated. No personal info other than delivery email required to upload. When you make the purchase, your financial information is processed by Stripe, a secure payment processor. PharmHand cannot intersect your data with your payment information.

Example Report

In the latest version, PharmHand converts your uploaded data into a format that can be used by PharmCAT, an open-source tool for pharmacogenomics. PharmCAT uses your genetic information to predict how you might respond to certain medications, based on established guidelines and data from the FDA and other medical organizations. PharmHand has also added other usability features to the report, like a drug search bar you can use to navigate this extensive document. These predictions can help inform discussions with your healthcare provider about medication choices and possible responses.

⚠️PharmCAT and PharmHand do not provide medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any changes to your medications.

The sample report below represents the HTML file you will receive by email.

What is this?

A pharmacogenomic (PGX) test predicts drug response possibilities using your genetics.

Many physicians today order these tests from certified clinical labs, and the final report can reference hundreds of potentially treatment-altering recommendations with a cost of $400 or more.

💡The PharmHand tool repurposes these medical PGX tests for people who already have their DNA data (like 23andMe or Ancestry). It attempts to provide this information in a non-medical context for $4 so it can stay online.

Please see below for more information on the test and PharmHand.

How is this used?

This video shows how to use the search and nav bar to find specific medications in the report. It also shows a few of the important statements in the report indicating areas where the program has attempted to predict your genotype but the 23AndMe data was not quite enough to do so. If you are curious about which genetic markers were missing in your data (and what was used to predict your genotypes), you can find this is in the Allele Matching Details section of the report.

💡Please note: Download the report to your computer and then open it with any web browser (e.g. Chrome). The report is an HTML file, and it may not display correctly if opened directly in some email clients or mobile browsers.

Why make PharmHand?

I'm an industry geneticist who has developed drug and many other genetic tests for nearly 10 years. It's part of my personal interests to explore what is possible with today's consumer kits, such as 23andMe and Ancestry. While this project is able to sustain itself (sadly servers are expensive), I would like to disrupt and democratize preventive medical technology as much as I can, and have much larger goals than this report 😎. If a community interest forms, I can create a place to discuss experiences, and even further grow PharmHand's usefulness.

The price of the PharmHand report comes from a combination of server costs and how many orders happen (and the price of a latte). I'd like to keep lowering it as much as possible, so please spread the word to your friends and family! Together we can outscale these server costs 💪

If you have ideas, requests, questions, or any feedback, I would love to hear from you:

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