epocrates

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epocrates - Drug Content & Clinical Support App

"epocrates" is a comprehensive Android app designed to assist clinicians with prescribing. It features drug monographs, interaction checks, dosing calculators, and formularies, helping users make informed decisions quickly. With over 600 tools, customizable home screen, and premium content available in epocrates+, it has been rated the #1 medical app for 10 consecutive years.

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App stats

By: Epocrates, Inc.

Users: 3,820,246

1.46K

Rating: 2.35

(26,553)

Version: 24.11.1 (Last updated: 2024-12-11)

Creation date: 2010-02-22

Email: su*****@epocrates.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
send sticky broadcast
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
run at startup
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 25,111 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#1 in Medical (Gross)

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App summary

Analyze keywords

Save time in the prescribing moment.

- Rx and OTC monographs: pharmacology, prescribing and safety information, adult and pediatric dosing, adverse reactions, contraindications, black box warnings, pregnancy and lactation considerations, and more
- Drug interaction checker: prevent harmful interactions between up to 30 brand, generic, OTC, or alternative drugs
- Pill identifier: organized by shape, color, imprint code, etc.
- 600+ dosing calculators, medical equations, and tools
- Formularies: drug coverage for 6,600+ U.S. insurance plans, by state
- Customizable home screen with drag-and-drop simplicity

Additional features in epocrates+, now just $16.99/month!
- Alternative medicine monographs: dosage, interactions, etc.
- Peer-reviewed disease content from the BMJ
- Labs, ICD-10 codes, and more medical content

Since 1998, epocrates has helped more than one million clinicians prescribe with confidence, save time, and stay focused on the patient. Rated the #1 medical app 10 years in a row by Decision Resource Group’s “Taking the Pulse.”

For more information, see our Terms of Service https://www.epocrates.com/termsOfUse.do and Privacy Policy http://www.epocrates.com/privacy.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Long-time users appreciate the app when it functions correctly.
High-quality medication information when accessible.
Useful for crucial drug interaction checking.

Cons

Frequent freezing and crashing issues.
Problems with content updates preventing access to critical features.
Slow performance and unresponsiveness after the latest updates.

Most mentioned

Content update required for drug interactions.
App freezing or crashing frequently.
Frustration with the current usability of the app.

User reviews

A bug has been introduced in recent months that says I need a "content update" prior to using the medication interaction checker, but then the content update doesn't even work, so I'm effectively locked out of the interaction checker. Sometimes the checker will work, sometimes the big happens. I can't believe they haven't fixed this yet! The interaction checker is critically important, and I need the tool *immediately* when I'm in the room with a patient! Updated review, bug appears to be fixed

David, 2024-11-22

I have used this app since 2001 and prior to this year I never had any significant issues. For the past year it has ranged from slow to unusable. The interaction check, one of the most important and useful aspects of the app, has not worked in months. Instead, it says a content update is necessary and then it goes into an endless cycle punctuated by periodic messages saying the app is not responding. I have updated as well as uninstalled and reinstalled. Update 10/22/24: Issue appears fixed

b fenster, 2024-10-22

I have used this app since I was an EMT. It has been excellent for all these years, and now a practicing physician out of fellowship for over 10 years still the go-to app for medication information. UNTIL RECENTLY Now it is completely UNUSABLE. It crashes every time I load it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times and always back to the same thing, start app, freeze and crash. The developers have really destroyed a great app and unless this fixed soon, I'll be going elsewhere.