Epocrates products are designed to be easy to use, but we understand that for busy professionals like yourself, it can still be hard to find the time to learn about all of our features.
On this page you'll find tips that will help you get the most out of Epocrates products and services.
Available strengths and limited dosage form information is provided in an abbreviated format within every Epocrates Rx and Epocrates Online drug monograph. You can look up this product availability information in two monograph sections. View Tip »
When you tap on the Rx tab, the first screen you see by default is Adult Dosing. If you find you are referencing other monograph sections, such as Peds Dosing or Drug Interactions, more frequently, why not change your start screen to save you time? View Tip »
When you download the MobileCME on-the-go learning center, it is pre-loaded with articles in your specialty (according to your Epocrates profile). However, you can also request articles in a wide range of other specialty areas that interest you. View Tip »
With the Epocrates Rx Pro premium mobile drug reference, you can screen for compatibility or incompatibility of IV drugs and solutions. View Tip »
Did you know that Epocrates premium references are intelligently linked to help you find information quickly as you diagnose and treat your patients? View Tip »
In an effort to help you save time and provide you more information at your finger tips, DocAlert messages now link to relevant information in our application such as monographs, MobileCME articles, and MedTools applications. View Tip »
The Epocrates Sx symptom assessment tool (part of Epocrates SxDx and Epocrates Essentials mobile products) enables you to enter the first letters of two words to find a specific sign or symptom quickly. View Tip »
All Epocrates mobile applications are set to start on the Rx tab. However, you can change this default to suit your needs. View Tip »
If you subscribe to the Epocrates Essentials all-in-one reference, Epocrates Dx disease reference, or Epocrates Lab diagnostic reference, you can look up ICD-9 codes for your diagnosis/ associated diagnoses to help you get reimbursed. View Tip »
If you need to redownload and reinstall your Epocrates mobile software (for example because you changed devices, want to get the latest version of your software, or are having technical problems), simply sign in to your account and use our easy one-sync installation process. View Tip »
The free formulary feature enables you to prescribe drugs that have the best coverage from your patient's health plan or hospital. View Tip »
If you subscribe to the Epocrates SxDx disease reference or Epocrates Essentials all-in-one reference for Palm OS, you can free up about 4 MB of memory on your device by storing the Epocrates SxDx application on an SD, mini-SD, or MMC expansion card. View Tip »
Before prescribing a new drug for a patient, you can use MultiCheck to determine if any potential drug-drug interaction would exist between the new drug and the patient's current drug therapies. View Tip »
The Epocrates ID infectious disease treatment guide, part of the Epocrates Rx Pro premium drug reference, provides empiric and specific treatment recommendations for hundreds of infectious diseases. View Tip »
Epocrates MedTools applications are designed to help specialists save time. Instead of making them part of the core Epocrates application we let our customers choose the ones most useful to them. View Tip »
If you are often too busy to AutoUpdate (receive Epocrates updates by syncing while connected to the Internet), this is a great feature for you! View Tip »
Get help with your workup — the Epocrates Lab diagnostic reference provides a differential diagnosis of diseases, drugs, and spurious causes for an abnormal result, and you can easily look up follow-up information for many of those diagnoses. View Tip »
By reassigning a button on your device to Epocrates, you can launch your Epocrates application immediately by pressing that button. View Tip »
Submitted by Marjorie Condon, DO
If you want to know what class of drugs a particular drug belongs to, you can look up that information in the drug monograph. View Tip »
Submitted by Jocile Parsons, NP
The Epocrates Medical Information Editors are continually reviewing the medical literature and updating Epocrates' clinical references with the best-researched off-label indications. You can view dosing for many off-label indications in the Epocrates Rx free mobile drug reference. View Tip »
This new free feature, available in all of our mobile products, enables you to update the email address you use for your Epocrates communications without going to the Epocrates website. View Tip »
You can provide information on the approximate price of a drug and diagnostic test to patients who will be paying out of pocket. View Tip »
When using MedMath clinical calculators, do you usually enter your values in the same unit systems, e.g., pounds rather than kilos? If so, you can save time by choosing your default units. View Tip »
If you are left-handed and accessing Epocrates information on a mobile device, this feature is a must! By selecting left side scrolling, your scrolling bar will move to the left-hand-side of the screen throughout the entire Epocrates application. View Tip »
Available strengths and limited dosage form information is provided in an abbreviated format within every Epocrates Rx and Epocrates Online drug monograph. You can look up this product availability information in two monograph sections. View Tip »
The Epocrates Online web-based drug reference now includes the speedy scrolling drug look-up feature that customers have long enjoyed in our mobile references. Simply start entering the drug name, and watch as the drug list looks for a match. View Tip »
Would you like to print Epocrates proprietary drug information for your patients, colleagues, or files? With the Epocrates Online free or premium web-based references, you can print any Epocrates information that you need. View Tip »
The free formulary feature enables you to prescribe drugs that have the best coverage from your patient's health plan or hospital. View Tip »
Before prescribing a new drug for a patient, you can use MultiCheck to determine if any potential drug-drug interaction would exist between the new drug and the patient's current drug therapies. View Tip »
The Epocrates Medical Information Editors are continually reviewing the medical literature and updating Epocrates' clinical references with the best-researched off-label indications. You can view dosing for many off-label indications in the Epocrates Rx free mobile drug reference. View Tip »
You can provide information on the average cost of a drug to patients who will be paying for their prescriptions out of pocket. View Tip »
Aside from our monthly Tips email, there are many ways you can learn about Epocrates features and content, including the new Epocrates SxDx disease reference and symptom assessment tool. View Tip »
Joining the Epocrates Honors market research panel gives you the opportunity to share your knowledge, express your clinical opinions through online market research studies, and receive compensation for your time. View Tip »
If you are already using an Epocrates premium product, and someone gives you a license code certificate for the same product, you don't need to wait until your subscription ends before you can use the license code. View Tip »
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