Introduction
The Epocrates Rx free drug and formulary reference puts continually updated peer-reviewed drug information at your fingertips.
Epocrates products have been demonstrated to:
- Improve patient care and safety
- Save time
- Reduce administrative burden
- Enable confident clinical decisions
Our information is developed by healthcare professionals, and specifically formatted for mobile devices and the web.
Read on to learn about features and content
Drug Information
Instantly access drug prescribing and safety information for more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs.
Search for a drug by name or class, and then review:
- Adult and pediatric dosing for FDA-approved and off-label indications, with links from the indications to the Dx tab, and 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)
Drug Information (continued)
- 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
Drug Interactions
There are some things you just can't do in your head!
The powerful MultiCheck feature enables you to check for interactions among as many as 30 drugs at a time.
Potential interactions are organized by clinical category to help you determine the appropriate action.
Formulary Information
Epocrates Rx 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.
My Epocrates
Personalize your Epocrates application.
It’s easy to tailor Epocrates Rx 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
Additional Tools
Additional references and tools to help you every day include:
MedMath
- More than 30 useful medical calculators, including BMI, Peak Flow, and Creatinine Clearance
MedTools applications
- Choose the free decision support tools you need most at the point of care
Additional Tools (continued)
MobileCME activities
- Earn CME/CE credits or just learn something new on the go.
Medical News
- Medical and practice news in your specialty, delivered to you when you sync
AutoUpdate
The Epocrates Medical Information editors continually update the Rx drug database 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, and AHRQ and more
- Formulary status changes
To receive these updates, simply sync your mobile device while it is connected to the Internet (you can also sync wirelessly).
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