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Monday, July 14, 2008

Epocrates Rx Now on iPhone

Filed under: Anesthesiology , Cardiology , Critical Care , Geriatrics , Medicine , Neurology , Oncology , Pediatrics , Psychiatry , Surgery , Urology , Vascular Surgery

Epocrates has announced that its free drug and formulary application, Epocrates Rx, is finally available for the iPhone through the iTunes store.

Some of the features from the product page:

  • Adult and pediatric dosing for FDA-approved and off-label indications
  • Black box warnings, contraindications, and cautions
  • Serious and common adverse reactions, and drug interactions organized by clinical category
  • Pill pictures within the drug monograph showing you and your patients exactly what each drug looks like
  • Safety and monitoring information, such as pregnancy risk categories, lactation safety ratings, monitoring parameters and therapeutic drug levels
  • Manufacturer information, approximate retail pricing, and FDA/DEA status
  • Pharmacology information, including metabolism, excretion (i.e., half-life), drug class, and mechanism of action
  • Notes section for your personal notes

    • Press release: Epocrates Drug and Formulary Application on Apple App Store

    Product page: Epocrates Rx for iPhone

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    We want PEPID! Epocrates is great for a free product, but while do all the products have this long puase when first loading it up. Pepid has more information that I need (IV push rates, etc.) and loads instantly on my 700p.


    Posted by: Drew
    on July 15, 2008 06:23 AM GMT

    We want PEPID! Epocrates is great for a free product, but while do all the products have this long puase when first loading it up. Pepid has more information that I need (IV push rates, etc.) and loads instantly on my 700p.


    Posted by: Drew
    on July 15, 2008 06:24 AM GMT

    Pause? There was an (understandable) pause on the Epocrates for iPhone on the network version, but this version loads lickety-split. (As does my copy of the premium version on my ancient Palm PDA.) I've found Epocrates to work really well overall, and they've been responsive over the years to requests for additional features. I expect that with the versatility of the iPhone OS, it'll just get better and better.


    Posted by: Dipesh
    on July 16, 2008 07:05 PM GMT

    As a Deputy Sheriff here in Florida, I find this an indespensable iPhone tool available to me right there on the street. I arrest a "bad guy" with a pocket full of pills. I can determine what he/she has right there. No need to wait until I get back to the station.


    Posted by: Fla LEO
    on July 25, 2008 05:31 PM GMT

    I agree with the above comment about PEPID. As an emergency physician, I use it on a daily basis. Epocrates is very nice and a step on the right direction, but for those of us who need a bit more need PEPID. I hope they are developing it.


    Posted by:
    on July 31, 2008 11:44 AM GMT

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