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August 2, 2006 — Issue No. 62

 

In This Issue

July Clinical Updates

Clinical Updates In July, the Epocrates Medical Information editors added the following drug and vaccine monographs:

  • belladonna/ergotamine/phenobarbital (Bellamine-S)
  • cyanocobalamin nasal (Nascobal)
  • finasteride (generic)
  • ketotifen ophthalmic (generic)
  • rasagiline (Azilect)
  • simvastatin (generic)
  • human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil)
  • pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine (Pneumovax 23)
  • pneumococcal polyvalent-7 vaccine (Prevnar)
  • poliovirus vaccine (IPOL)
  • tetanus/diphtheria toxoids (Decavac)
  • zoster vaccine (Zostavax)

View All Clinical Updates »

MultiCheck Feature Scores Top Marks

MultiCheck A recent independent study in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy [2006;40(5):850] compared the performance of eight PDA drug-drug interaction (DDI) programs, including Epocrates Rx and Epocrates Rx Pro (MultiCheck feature). The study examined both the ability to identify clinically important DDIs (sensitivity) and the ability to avoid alerting users of clinically unimportant DDIs (specificity).

Epocrates software performed the best overall and was the only program to score at least 90% on both sensitivity and specificity.

Based on these results, the authors concluded that the Epocrates DDI feature is “the most reliable in detecting the clinically relevant interactions studied without the distraction of detecting those of no clinical significance.”

Read the Study »

 

New Content, New Features, New Look!

my tabWithin the next week you will see exciting changes when you AutoUpdate your Epocrates mobile software, including:

My Epocrates ("my" tab) —
your personalized Epocrates homepage!
View your drug lookup history, create shortcuts to your favorite applications, and read the latest news and updates in your specialty. Learn more

New Rx Content and Layout
Practice even more safely with new
Black Box Warnings and Safety/Monitoring sections. Plus, find information more quickly with the new Pharmacology section.

Enhanced Tables (premium feature)
For your convenience, tables and guidelines have been categorized by specialty/type. You'll find Tables in the new "my" tab.

Expanded Memory Card Support
Free up more than 5 MB of main memory on your handheld. Learn how

View a Demo of Our New Features »

Look for a DocAlert message and email with additional information.

Please note:

  • If you use an older version of Epocrates software, you may need to redownload.
  • Windows Mobile® Smartphone users will not receive the "my" tab, Tables update, or memory card support.
  • We regret that these features are not available for users with Palm® OS 4.1.2 and below, or Mac users.

New Free Decision Support Tools

You asked for more tools and calculators, and we listened! The following free applications for Palm and Pocket PC OS are all available for download now:

Download these and other tools now »

 
 

Quick Poll

According to a new Wall Street Journal/Harris poll, as many as 53% of Americans feel that people with unhealthy lifestyles should pay higher insurance premiums than those with healthy lifestyles. Do you agree?

  • Yes, they should pay more
  • No, they should not pay more

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

Last Month's Poll: We asked you whether you request the generic medication from your own physician. 28% said they always request the generic. However, 12% never request the generic.

 

Tip of the Month

Change your default start tab in the Epocrates application

My Epocrates ("my" tab) is set as your default start tab. We think you will enjoy using the new features and looking up drug information in the "my" tab.

However, if you would prefer to see the Rx tab (or any other tab) first when you launch the Epocrates application, it's easy to change your default start tab.

Learn how

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