Epocrates: PDA medical software

The Epocrates Rx Pro software for BlackBerry 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

Our information is developed by healthcare professionals, with this edition specifically formatted for BlackBerry devices.

*Special features include Pill ID, which enables you to identify a pill based on its physical characteristics, plus pill pictures within the drug monographs.

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Epocrates Rx Pro is not currently available on the BlackBerry Storm. We are actively working on a compatible version and expect it to be available by early 2009.

Instantly access drug prescribing and safety information for more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs. Search for a drug by name or class; then you can review:

• Pill pictures within the drug monograph showing you and your patients exactly what each drug looks like
• Adult and pediatric dosing for FDA-approved and off-label indications with links from the dose to an integrated weight-based dosing calculator, where applicable
• Black box warnings, contraindications, and cautions
• Serious and common adverse reactions, and drug interactions organized by clinical category
• 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.

Reference authoritative information on herbal supplements your patients may be taking.

Information on more than 600 complementary and alternative medicines includes:

• Reported uses and doses
• Interactions with prescription drugs
• Cautions
• Pregnancy and lactation safety
• Adverse reactions
• Synonyms

There are some things you just can't do in your head!

The powerful InteractionCheck feature enables you to check for interactions among up to 30 drugs at a time.

Potential interactions are organized by clinical category to help you determine the appropriate action.

Plus, our IV compatibility checker gives you easy access to compatibility data sourced from the King® Guide - determine drug-solution (or drug-drug-solution) compatibility among 1-30 drugs and IV products.

Epocrates ID gives you treatment guidelines for hundreds of infectious diseases

• Search by body system, bug, or drug
• Access empiric and specific treatment recommendations in seconds
• Tap on a drug name to link to the drug monograph

Additional references and tools to help you every day.

• MedMath - dozens of useful medical calculators, including pregnancy wheel, unit conversion, and BMI
• Association guidelines and reference tables
• Optional add-ons to suit your needs

Epocrates Rx Pro contains up-to-date, detailed formulary information for national and regional healthcare insurance formularies, including all Medicare Part D plans, and provides easy access to therapeutic alternatives.

• Download the insurance formularies you use most often.
• Quickly check to see which drugs are covered.
• Find plan-specific details on:
  • Copay tiers
  • Prior authorization requirements
  • Quantity limits
  • Step-therapy guidelines
• Search for preferred therapeutic alternatives.

The Epocrates Medical Information editors continually update Epocrates databases to ensure you have the most current information available, including:

• New drugs and interactions
• New indications
• Drug recalls
• Medication safety updates from the FDA, CDC, ISMP, AHRQ and more
• New guidelines
• Formulary status changes

To receive these updates for free, simply perform a wireless Epocrates update.

Epocrates Rx Pro for Blackberry Requirements

• BlackBerry device
  BlackBerry OS 4.1 and above with a data plan - BlackBerry version requires wireless installation and updates

  Epocrates Rx Pro is not currently available on the BlackBerry Storm. We are actively working on a compatible version and expect it to be available by early 2009.

• Minimum available memory
  12.2 MB* + 20K per free health plan formulary selected
  *2.0 MB of Epocrates Rx Pro can be installed to microSD cards.
• Expansion (memory) cards
  Any microSD card
• Important notes:
  Requires wireless updates