Methodology & Authorship
How we research, and who writes this
Every review and medication breakdown on this site links here, because a review you can't audit is an advertisement.
Who writes TilTaken
Lead Researcher & Founder
Eugene Finch
Software engineer and health technology researcher diagnosed with ADHD. Researches and audits ADHD software billing models, FDA Orange Book pharmaceutical patent timelines, DEA production quotas, and retail pharmacy cash prices.
TilTaken is researched and written to cut through marketing hype: we read the clinical trials, FDA prescribing labels, App Store in-app purchase manifests, and recurring user complaints so you don't have to get burned by hidden charges or misleading claims.
Clinical & Educational Scope: Eugene Finch is not a physician or prescribing clinician. Nothing on this website constitutes individual medical advice, diagnosis, or clinical therapy. Every medication guide explicitly links to primary FDA prescribing information and cites peer-reviewed literature.
What we test, and what we don't
We do not run lab tests. We do not buy every device and photograph it on a desk. Claiming otherwise is the fastest way to become the thing this site is a reaction to, so every review states its method in one sentence near the top.
What we do instead:
- Read prices off the App Store's in-app purchase disclosures and the vendor's own checkout or terms, never off another blog.
- Read the actual study when a product cites one, and report the design. An open trial is not a randomized trial, and press releases confuse the two constantly.
- Mine one- and two-star reviews for complaints that repeat, and report what recurs rather than what's loudest.
- Install and use the free tiers we can, and say plainly when that's all we've done.
How things get picked
Products enter a roundup by being what people already search for, plus anything that solves the same problem better. Nothing is included or excluded because of a commercial relationship, because at time of writing there are none.
Rankings are opinions with reasons attached. When we say skip something, the reason is in the paragraph above it, and you're free to weigh it differently.
Prices and freshness
Prices are US figures verified on the date printed on each article, and they go stale fast. Subscription apps change pricing quietly and often. If a price on this site is wrong, that's a bug, and the date at the top of the article tells you how likely it is.
Pages that depend on volatile data get re-checked on a schedule rather than when we feel like it.
How this makes money
Right now it doesn't. There are no affiliate links, no sponsored posts, and no paid placements anywhere on the site.
The plan is an iOS app that rings through Silent mode until you confirm a dose, which is why an app promo sits at the bottom of most articles. If affiliate links ever appear, they will be labelled inline where they appear, not disclosed once in a footer nobody reads, and they will never change a ranking. That sentence is here so you can hold us to it.
Corrections
Getting a number wrong on a site about medication is worse than getting one wrong about headphones. Corrections are made in place, and when a correction changes a verdict the article says what changed.
Found something wrong? Email hey@tiltaken.com.
Medical disclaimer
TilTaken is informational. It is not a substitute for a prescriber, and nothing on it is a recommendation to start, stop, or change a medication or dose. Medication information is drawn from FDA prescribing information. Supplement statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.