Compare Epocrates to PDR
- Timeliness
- Epocrates strives to provide the most up-to-date drug information, incorporating new drugs as soon as possible as well as incorporating updates to prescribing information.
- Evidence-based medicine
- Epocrates goes beyond the package insert / prescribing info / research / review information from sources including the FDA, clinical practice guidelines and primary literature to provide the most accurate, current and clinically relevant drug information. Additionally, Epocrates includes evidence-based off-label dosing information when deemed appropriate (PDR only provides prescribing information, thus providing no deviation from what is available in the prescribing information and no off-label dosing info.)
- Inclusion of generic products
- Epocrates has monographs for both brand and generic products, whereas PDR only provides information for brand products. Beneficial for formularies and generic drug availability.
- Drug Look Up
- Epocrates Rx allows you to look up a drug either by its brand or generic name, but PDR only allows you to search by brand name.
- Pricing
- Epocrates provides approximate retail price, whereas no pricing information is available by PDR.
- Pill pictures and pill identifier
- Epocrates provides pill pictures and a pill identifier free online, whereas PDR does not appear to have this content or functionality.
- Formulary
- Epocrates formulary is user friendly.
- MobilePDR
- reproduction of PI information and no deviation from PI; limited information and includes drugs only if they are in PDR; no pricing information; DDIs include multiple statements as well as distraction of insignificant interactions.