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Inside Epocrates Online
Epocrates Online provides continually updated drug and formulary information from any Internet-connected computer. Epocrates products have been demonstrated to:
- Improve patient care and safety
- Save time
- Reduce administrative burden
- Enable confident clinical decisions
Our information is developed by healthcare professionals, and specifically formatted for the web.
Drug Information
Instantly access drug prescribing and safety information for more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs
Search for a drug by name, first letter, or class, and then review:
- Adult and pediatric dosing for FDA-approved and off-label indications, with links from the indications to the Dx tab, and from the dose to an integrated weight-based dosing calculator, where applicable
- Black box warnings, contraindications, and cautions
- Serious and common adverse reactions and drug interactions (organized by clinical category)
Drug Information (continued)
- Safety and monitoring information, such as pregnancy risk categories, lactation safety ratings, monitoring parameters and therapeutic drug levels
- Manufacturer information, approximate retail pricing, and FDA/DEA status
- Pharmacology information, including metabolism, excretion (i.e., half-life), drug class, and mechanism of action
- Full-color pill pictures
- Patient education handouts in English and Spanish
Patient Education
Your patients and caregivers will appreciate you printing these friendly medication handouts in English and Spanish. Each handout addresses common concerns such as:
- How to take the medication
- Possible side effects
- What the medication looks like
Plus, confirm your patients are taking the right drug at the proper dosage, or show them what their prescription will look like, by reviewing full-color images of their medications.
MultiCheck
There are some things you just can’t do in your head!
The powerful MultiCheck feature enables you to check for interactions among as many
as 50 drugs at a time.
Potential interactions are organized by clinical category to help you determine the appropriate action.
Formulary Information
Epocrates Online contains up-to-date, detailed formulary information for national and regional healthcare insurance formularies, including all Medicare Part D plans, and provides easy access to therapeutic alternatives.
- Select the insurance formularies you use most often.
- Quickly check to see which drugs are covered.
- Find plan-specific details on copay tiers, prior authorization requirements, quantity limits, and step-therapy guidelines
- Search for preferred therapeutic alternatives.
Print/Email
Share Epocrates clinical information with your colleagues and patients. Now you can easily print Epocrates information, or email up to five people at once. Choose from:
- Drug monographs
- Drug interactions
- Patient education handouts
- Pill pictures
- Clinical tables and guidelines
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