Epocrates

Introduction

Historically, Epocrates is the first medical application on Apple's App Store.

• When the iPhone was just about 8 months old, a California neurologist started a petition to get epocrates onto the iPhone. Almost 500 doctors signed and that's when Steve Jobs invited epocrates developers to develop one of the first Software Development Kits for the iPhone.

Free Features

Similar to Medscape, Epocrates is a mobile medical reference application that provides FREE content on

• Drug information
• Epocrates CME
• Interaction Check
• Pill ID
• Clinical Guidelines
• Calculators

Mobile App Support and Epocrates Plus

However, epocrates has discontinued offering its mobile application and the option to purchase an epocrates+ subscription to non-U.S.-based customers. The premium features that can be unlocked include

• Disease Information - in collaboration with the BMJ Publishing Group
• Infectious Disease Treatment
• Alternative Medicine
• Labs
• ICD-10 Codes

Summary

For non-U.S. based customers, the free epocrates content and features can be accessed through the online website.