Epocrates now on iPhone
The free Epocrates Rx software for iPhone OS puts continually updated peer-reviewed drug information at your fingertips. Epocrates information has been shown to:
- Improve patient care and safety
- Save time
- Reduce administrative burden
- Enable confident clinical decisions
You will get instant access to drug prescribing and safety information for more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs. Search for a drug by name; then you can review:
- 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
Ever have a patient come to you with a pill of unknown origin? With this feature, you can identify a drug based on its physical characteristics such as color and shape.
- Simply select some key characteristics and quickly see a list of drugs that match the criteria, with a convenient visual reference guide.
- Tapping on a drug image enlarges the picture, making it easier for you to see any imprint codes found on the drug and thus confirm the match.
Source: www.epocrates.com
