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Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
A side-by-side comparison of six apps for easier prescribing
Prescribing apps tied to online pharmaceutical databases can help physicians quickly select the best medications for their patients based on efficacy, side effects, interactions, and other factors.
Family physician David Rebedew, MD, reviewed six commonly used pharmaceutical apps to identify which ones offered the most critical features, including interaction checking, drug monitoring information, dosing information, and pill identification. (Apps reviewed November 2018.)
| Med scape | UpTo Date | Drugs. com | Epocra tes | Clinical Pharma cology | Tarascon Pharma copoeia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic resources | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Calculators | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Dialyzability information | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Drug interactions | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Formulary information | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Guidelines | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Herbal interactions | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Inactive ingredients list | Med scape: | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Missed dose guidance | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Monitoring parameters | Med scape: | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Overdose treatment guidance | Med scape: | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Pharmaco- genomics information | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Pill identifier | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: X | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| Pricing information | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: X | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: X |
| Rx images | Med scape: X | UpTo Date: | Drugs. com: | Epocra tes: X | Clinical Pharma cology: X | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: |
| FPM rating (out of 5) | Med scape: 4 | UpTo Date: 4 | Drugs. com: 4 | Epocra tes: 5 | Clinical Pharma cology: 3 | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: 2 |
| App Store rating | Med scape: 3.7 | UpTo Date: 4 | Drugs. com: 4.8 | Epocra tes: 4.5 | Clinical Pharma cology: 2 | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: 4.8 |
| Google Play rating | Med scape: 4.7 | UpTo Date: 4.7 | Drugs. com: 4.7 | Epocra tes: 4.3 | Clinical Pharma cology: 3.6 | Tarascon Pharma copoeia: 4.6 |
Read the full FPM article: “Six Mobile Apps to Make Prescribing Easier.”
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Posted at 11:00PM Oct 09, 2019 by FPM Editors
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