By vgreene, 5 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, 5 June, 2019 Often, clinicians are unaware that a brand product has actually been off the market because clinicians continue to prescribe the drug by the brand name. Pharmacists will generally just switch the order to the available generic without providing feedback t
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When both generic- and brand-name drugs are available, searching by generic name will display a list of generic and brand-name monograph links to select from. Here’s an example: Epocrates includes a unique monograph for each brand-name albuterol inhaled p
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When two or more brand-name drugs are available, but a generic product is not, Epocrates includes only the brand-name monographs. Searching by the generic name will display a list of brand-name monograph links to select from.
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When only a brand-name drug is available in the US, but a generic is not, Epocrates includes only a brand-name monograph. Searching by the generic name will open to the brand-name monograph.
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When both generic- and brand-name drugs are available in the US, Epocrates includes the generic and brand-name monographs separately. Searching by the generic name will direct you to a screen called the “drug card.” The drug card provides a list of secti
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When two or more brand-name drugs are available in the US, but the generic product is not, Epocrates includes only the brand-name monographs. Searching by the generic name displays a list of the brand-name monographs as well as any applicable monographs t
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 When only the brand-name drug is available in the US, but the generic is not, Epocrates includes only the brand-name monograph. Searching by the generic name displays a list with the brand-name monograph as well as any applicable monographs that contain t