Welcome to WhatIsThisMed

Understand Your Medications with Confidence

Evidence-based medication information reviewed by doctors and pharmacists to help you use prescription and over-the-counter medicines safely.

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Your Trusted Source for Evidence-Based Medication Information

What Is This Med (WITM) is an independent medication information platform dedicated to helping patients better understand prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. Our mission is to provide clear, accurate, and evidence-based health information reviewed by physicians and pharmacists, making complex medical topics easier to understand.

Whether you’re looking for medication uses, side effects, dosage information, drug interactions, supplement safety, warnings, or answers to common medication questions, WITM provides trusted educational guides based on current clinical evidence and authoritative medical sources. Every article is carefully researched and reviewed to help you make informed healthcare decisions while encouraging consultation with qualified healthcare professionals for personalized medical advice.

Explore our growing library of medication guides covering popular prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbal supplements, medication safety, drug interactions, and common side effects. From understanding how a medication works to recognizing potential warning signs and learning how medicines interact with food, alcohol, or supplements, WITM is designed to be your trusted resource for reliable medication education.

Explore Our Medication Categories

Find trusted, evidence-based information organized into four essential categories. Explore medications, understand side effects, check interactions, and learn about supplements all reviewed by doctors and pharmacists.

Meet the Founder

What Is This Med was founded by Dimitar Georgiev Atanasov, MPharm, with a clear mission: to make medication information accurate, understandable, and accessible for everyone. As a Master Pharmacist with years of experience in community pharmacy and medication safety, Dimitar has helped thousands of patients better understand their prescriptions, recognize potential side effects, and use medicines safely.
Recognizing how difficult it can be to find reliable, evidence-based answers online, he created What Is This Med as an independent educational resource dedicated to patient safety. Every article is developed using trusted medical literature and is reviewed by both physicians and pharmacists to ensure accuracy, clarity, and scientific integrity.
Today, What Is This Med is committed to providing evidence-based medication guides that empower patients to make informed healthcare decisions while encouraging consultation with qualified healthcare professionals for personalized medical advice.

Master Pharmacist | Medication Safety Educator | Evidence-Based Medical Content Creator

“Driven by my passion for medication safety, I also co-founded PetMedsMadeSimple.com, an educational platform reviewed by veterinarians dedicated to safe pet medication use.”

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