Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Online formulary advice

Epocrates, a San Mateo, CA based company that was ranked 176 in the 25th Annual Inc 500 listing of fastest growing private companies in the US, has been known for its contributions to the field of healthcare and medicine. The company has brought out a great new way for doctors and healthcare professional to get information on drugs and formulations. The company has announced that clinicians and support staff can access Epocrates Online, its free online version of its drug and formulations guide that is already used by over 500,000 healthcare professional in the US.

Epocrates Online has information on over 3,300 drugs such as Ambien, with details such as dosing, pricing, potential hazards and interactions and if Medicare Part D covers the drugs. All this information can be gathered just from having a connection to the Internet, instead of using multiple reference books. Doctors can even access it from their PDAs. The company has designed the system to give specific and clinically useful information, so physicians can focus solely on patients.

For clinicians who need more detailed information, the Epocrates Online premium product is the answer. This version has additional content on alternative medication, pictures of pills, medical tables and calculations and even patient handouts.

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