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April 4, 2006 — Issue No. 58


 

In This Issue

Recent Clinical Updates

Clinical UpdatesThe Medical Information Editors added five new drug monographs in March:

  • anidulafungin (Eraxis)
  • ibuprofen (Advil)
  • miconazole/petrolatum/zinc oxide topical (Vusion)
  • selegiline transdermal (Emsam)
  • sunitinib (Sutent)

See All Clinical Updates »

New Formularies

FormulariesThe following health plan formularies are now available via Epocrates drug references:

  • UnitedHealthcare (National)
  • BCBS of WNY (NY)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (NY)
  • HealthNow (NY)
  • Kentucky Health Choices/Medicaid (KY)

Add Mobile Formularies »

Epocrates Rx Available for
Windows Mobile Smartphones

Rx logoThe Epocrates Rx free drug and formulary reference is now available for Audiovox SMT 5600 SP, Motorola MPx 220, Motorola i930, Sierra Wireless Voq, and other Windows Mobile Smartphones.

Registered Epocrates users: point your phone browser to http://get.epocrates.com.


 

New Free BMI & Obesity Tool

Cardio ToolsEpocrates and the American College of Cardiology have partnered to bring you two free Palm OS applications:

Alfred A. Bove MD, PhD, FACC, recently reviewed these tools for cardiosource.com.

Download Free Tools »
Available now for Palm OS; coming soon for Pocket PC OS

In the News — Avian Flu and Antibiotics

caduceusThe Epocrates DocAlert® channel sends medical headlines to our mobile users when they AutoUpdate. In case you missed them, here are two of the most requested alerts from March:

Fraudulent Avian Flu Therapies
 FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it issued warning letters to nine companies marketing bogus flu products. Read More »

Does Prescribing Antibiotics for Viral Infections Save Time?
(source: InfoPOEMS) "If I don't give antibiotics, they won't be satisfied." "If I don't give antibiotics, they will change doctors." "If I don't give antibiotics, I will have to waste time explaining why." These are only a smattering of the excuses physicians use to justify bad practice. Read More »

Palm Treo 700w Reviewed by
Alain Fedida MD

"The wireless web connection for browsing, emailing, and downloading is VERY fast. I would say it is heads and tails above everyone else in terms of speed and staying connected."

 

Quick Poll

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that 72% of community-acquired Staph. Aureus skin and soft-tissue infections are methicillin-resistant.

Do you believe that overuse of antibiotics will lead to the emergence of a bacterial strain completely resistant to available antibiotics in the next 20 years?

Please note that poll questions can only be answered in the HTML version of our email newsletter.

We will publish the results in the next newsletter.

Last month we asked you which TV medical show is most realistic ...

47% said ER, 24% Grey's Anatomy, 18% House, and 11% Scrubs.

  

Tip of the Month

Check IV compatibility of drugs and solutions with the Epocrates Rx Pro® MultiCheck® feature.

Learn how »

Modern Essentials Winners

Congratulations to the ten lucky winners of our Modern Essentials MobileCME™ sweepstakes, who each received an HP® iPAQ HW6515 Phone, Epocrates® Essentials software, and an iPod® Nano — worth more than $1,000!

Winners:
Erie Boorman III MD, CA
Gary Della'Zanna DO, Colombia, MA
John Fernandez MD, Coral Gables, FL
Will Hartman MD, Brecksville, OH
Andrew Mackie PA, Norton, MA
Katharina Meyer MD, AL
David Payne PA, Portland, ME
Lance Parks (MSIII), Princeton, WV
Edgar Scott MD, Atlanta, GA
Shelley Scaff RN, East Peoria, IL

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