Epocrates Drug Reference Guide
I’m quite forgetful sometimes so I really admire those who can remember things well. Don’t you think it’s scary if the doctors can’t remember the right prescription for us? I’ve been visiting the doctor more frequently lately, so it caught me thinking how can the doctors remember all the drugs?
Anyway, Epocrates has drug reference guide to be offered to clinicians and the software can be easier used on PDA and smart phones, including Blackberry. They are working closely with Apple and maybe the user can download the drug guide for his iPhone soon. The users can use the PDA CME too keep track of any CME activities on any platform, including their desktops.
If you are interested to know more about the software, check out the link above.
This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.
April 25th, 2008 at 6:25 am
I think you have mixed up some information slightly - how would a CME help the doctors to find the drug information? CME is for continuing medical education, the annual credits we need to keep up our medical license.
Did you know that the company that pioneered drug information on the PDA launched the product in 1994? I was in a residency in Boston when bunch of us used it - it was also on an Apple PDA - the Newton. The company is called Skyscape now. I have been using their products first on my Dell, and now on the Blackberry. Used ePocrates too (because it is free:-), but I can’t find much oncology specific info in their content.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:10 am
J Saunders, that’s for the highlight.