I love my iPhone and it has replaced my PDA as my source for clinical information.
Here are some of the programs I find most useful along with some of the programs that my retail pharmacist colleagues find useful too. I’ve also tried to include some things geared towards students.
Drug information:
- Epocrates (Free-$149): Probably not the best iPhone drug info software, but more than sufficient for most practitioners. The free version has interactions and drug information. The paid version ($149/year) has a bunch of added stuff, including IV compatibility and treatment guidelines. I use Epocrates free and have never found anything I didn’t need at hand.
- Lexi’s ($119-299): Lexi’s paid version has information superior to Epocrates paid version and not much more ($119-299), however I do not have either on my iPhone. For a student, Lexi is a must have. It has great information. For a practitoner, it may information overkill, depending on how comfortable you are. I get by fine with just Epocrates Free.
- Drugs.com iPhone Application (Free): A bit clunky at times, this is a great, free secondary resource. It depends on the Internet, so it can be slow.
Clinical Information:
- Skyscape (many different apps, range in price): Skyscape makes some of the best software for handheld devices. It’s elegant, easy to use and it all works together. I fell in love with their Labs 360, which gives detailed information about almost every lab test a hospital can do, as a student, and even though I barely use it now it is still on my iPhone. They also have clinical guidelines and diagnostic guides for almost every speciality. Their DrDrugs is ok, but I wouldn’t recommend it over Epocrates. In order to download any of their software, you must download the Skyscape Medical Resources Application (Free) that contains Archimedes (a calculator), RxDrugs (drug info) and MedAlert (med alerts).
- ObWheel (Free): Simple application, but works great. For those who need more full featured application, Perfect OBWheel is only $1.99.
- MedAbbreviations ($0.99): The 0.99 application is just fine.
- ICD9-Lite (Free): Best free ICD9 application.
- Australian Therapeutic Guidelines ($9.99 for iSilo + subscription fees): Therapeutic Guidelines for everything from antibiotics, analgesia, cardiology, neurology and more. These have high reviews but since they’re Australian, I’ve never referenced them.
- PubMed OnTap (free-$2.99): Search pubmed. The free version only returns 5 results.
Calculators/Charts:
- MedCalc (Free): Medical calculator with large selection of equations.
- Vaccines (Free): Vaccine schedule. DoctorCalc also has a patient tracker (not that great, imho), ACLS guidelines, sedation guidelines and more.
- CardioCalc (Free): Calculations specific for cardiovascular disease.
For Students:
- ECG Guide ($4.99): Great cardiology application for those who read EKGs, but not frequently. I know pharmacist don’t normally read ECGs, but I keep this on my iPhone because I work in a cardiac facility and it’s good to at least pretend I remember that unit from Pharmacy School. It gives you quizzes and info on what various rhythms look like.
- Netter’s Anatomy ($39.99): Netter’s Anatomy allows you to carry the bestselling reference for human anatomy on your iPhone or iPod touch. Navigate through images with the flick of a finger, pinch to zoom, and tap to test your knowledge of muscles, bones, vessels, viscera and the joints. Use study mode to explore images at your own pace and quiz mode to test yourself on what you know. Modality also makes USMLE flashcards for your iPhone/iPod touch.
- Lytes ($2.99): Easy to use program that lets you enter an electrolyte imbalance and then tells you reasons for the imbalance and how to correct it.
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