The Epocrates tool lets people who work in healthcare access a complete pharmacological guide that includes presentation, dose, and the possibility to share different interactions among up to 30 different medications.
Functions:
Find different medications, writing the name, or part of it, in the search window. Access the different presentations of a medication and information such as the useful pediatric and adult dose. Consult possible interactions among two or more medications.
Activities:
Access forms from U.S. laboratories, as well as calculators and dictionaries of medical terms.
Languages:
Only in English.
Recommendations:
Designed especially for medical students and for health workers in general, or physicians who need to verify the information about a specific medication.
Platform:
Available for smartphones or tablets, but there are also iPhone, iPad and iPod versions.