Medication PDA Programs
Posted in Nurse Tools by faviola on February 3rd, 2005 One of the most popular and widely used references on PDAs is for medication information. Medication software includes ePocrates, which offers two versions: a free, comprehensive drug guide for use on Palm OS and ePocrates Rx Pro (available for purchase) using both Palm and Windows applications. all ePocrates programs offer frequent updates; information by class or drug name; for adults or pediatrics, and drug interaction information.
Other medication programs for purchase include DrDrugs, A2ZDrugs, MosbyDrugs, and Lexi-Drugs Platinum. These programs offer a wider breadth of information than the free ePocrates, though updates must be purchased. Skyscape Inc., Hudson, Mass. (DrDrugs, A2ZDrugs), offers seamless cross-referencing with other Skyscape products. Lexi-Drugs Platinum offers information tabs to assist in finding data quickly. Drug interaction data is available, though facilitating multi-drug comparison requires the purchase of additional programs (iFacts or Druglx). This feature is important, considering the 1999 National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine report, which suggested that more deaths result from medication errors than industrial accidents.
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