Epocrates: PDA medical software

The Epocrates Rx Pro software for Windows Mobile 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 Windows Mobile.

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:

• 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

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 MultiCheck 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 STAT Cholesterol, HTN QuickRef, and IV Drip Rate
• 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.

It's easy to tailor Epocrates Rx Pro to suit your needs. For example:

• Create shortcuts to your favorite features
• View your Rx lookup history
• Add the free MedTools applications you need most
• Add your own notes to a drug monograph
• Receive CME courses and DocAlert messages in your selected specialties
• Change your default screen, e.g., Default to Peds Dosing

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, sync your mobile device while your desktop is connected to the Internet (you can also sync wirelessly).

Epocrates Rx Pro for Windows Mobile/Pocket PC Requirements

• Windows Mobile / Pocket PC
  Supported device with
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, 6 or;
  • Microsoft Pocket PC 2002, 2003, 2003 SE
• Computer (for syncing)
  • Windows 2000/XP with ActiveSync 3.7 or higher or;
  • Windows Vista with Windows Mobile Device Center 6
  • Using a Mac?
    • Please note that this product is compatible for Windows Mobile devices syncing to a Windows computer. However, if you use a Mac, you can still install if you have a wireless handheld device and choose the wireless installation.
  • Minimum available memory
    5.6 MB* + 20K per free health plan formulary selected
    *2.6 MB of Epocrates Rx Pro can be installed to supported expansion (memory) cards.
  • Expansion (memory) cards
    Any Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC) or Mini-SD that is 8 MB or larger
  • Important notes:
    
    • Epocrates Rx cannot be installed to computers with 64-bit processors.