By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Sometimes, a drug search in Epocrates on a mobile device may land on the “drug card” rather than the full Epocrates drug monograph. In this situation, tapping on the Subclass (Alternatives) section gives the option to view all drugs in the subclass(es) co
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Some drug monographs may be linked to multiple subclasses based on therapeutic uses and/or pharmacologic properties.
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 If resources for adverse drug effect information improve, we’ll consider adding adverse-reaction incidence rates to future versions of Epocrates.
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Similarly, the cited adverse-effect incidence rates from one study can’t be directly compared with figures obtained from other studies involving different treatments, uses, or investigators.
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Adverse effect incidence rates derived from clinical trials can’t be accurately used to predict the frequency of adverse experiences in the course of usual medical practice, where patient characteristics and other factors may differ from those occurring d
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 When viewing a brand-name monograph for which a generic and/or other brand products are available, simply click/tap on the generic name at the top of the monograph to quickly navigate to these alternatives.
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Periodically, some of these obsolete brand-name monographs (generally those with less recognized names) are removed from Epocrates to optimize app space on handheld devices and because removing obsolete information makes sense given our focus on providing
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 When a brand-name product is discontinued or phased out by its manufacturer, we typically make the following note in the Dosing sections of the Epocrates drug monograph: Brand Discontinued in US [see generic]
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Rather than providing a single generic monograph with a listing of several synonyms for different brand-name products, we build a distinct monograph for each brand-name product and the generic (if available), based on product-specific information, such as
By vgreene, 20 June, 2019 Here’s an example: Epocrates includes a unique monograph for each brand-name albuterol inhaled product (ie, ProAir HFA, ProAir RespiClick, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA), as well as a generic albuterol inhaled monograph, which includes only those strengths