Epocrates Rx for Android

Our free drug reference is the #1 mobile drug reference for U.S. physicians. With it you can search brand, generic, and OTC medicines.

Plus, you can customize your homepage for quick access to the features you use most frequently.  Check out the “Extras” tab for even more features, like our App Directory that highlights a variety of specialized healthcare apps available for download.

Review drug prescribing and safety information for thousands of brand, generic, alternative, and OTC drugs:

• Adult and pediatric dosing for FDA-approved and off-label indications.
• Black box warnings, adverse reactions, drug interactions, and more.
• National and regional healthcare insurance formularies.
• Direct access to many manufacturers by phone or email for answers to your critical prescribing questions.
• Approximate retail drug pricing for patients paying out-of-pocket.
• Pregnancy risk categories, lactation safety ratings, monitoring parameters and therapeutic drug levels.
• DEA/FDA status
• Metabolism, excretion, drug class, and mechanism of action

Check for potentially harmful drug-drug interactions between up to 30 drugs at a time including brand, generic, alternative, and OTC drugs. Potential interactions are organized by category to help you determine the appropriate action.

Our interaction logic goes beyond prescribing information to incorporate research that factors attributes such as inhibition potency, substrate exclusivity, and therapeutic index to determine clinical significance.

Identify a pill based on physical characteristics (i.e., color, shape) and/or imprint code.

• Select characteristics to view drug names and images
• Tap on a drug image to enlarge the picture

Additional references and tools:

• MedMath calculators, including Pregnancy Wheel and Basal Energy Expenditure
• Association guidelines and reference tables

EssentialPoints activities are interactive product details, designed to keep you current on medical topics such as disease states, therapeutic areas, and treatment options.

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Tables/Calculators features MedMath calculators, including Pregnancy Wheel and Basal Energy Expenditure, plus Association guidelines and reference tables.

Epocrates Rx for Android Requirements

• Android OS
  • Android device with v1.6 or higher
• Minimum available memory
  • 45 MB
• Important notes:
  • Download time may be up to 25 minutes
• To check your Android OS, click here