Great Quick Reference

You will need another more comprehensive drug reference like the free Medscape app (which also gives you formulary information) to look up things like the pharmacology or renal and hepatic dosing. This app to me though is worth the price to have in addition to the above app because it quickly gives you the most salient, important information about a drug in an easy to read one page format. It has great information on drug monitoring and subclass warnings and is the only reference Ive found that tells you which beta blockers are safe in a cocaine addict. Also unique to this app are various reference tables that give you things like pediatric dosing in teaspoons for common meds like acetaminophen, fluoride supplementation doses depending on how much is in your local water, insulin pharmacokinetics, and diabetes goals. I will say, however, that the diabetes goals are taken from the Diabetes Standards of Care from 2010, and it desperately needs to be updated as this is published annually and it doesnt mention hep B vaccination or new cholesterol guidelines. Also, I should point out that this reference has adult and Peds FDA approved as well as off label indications and dosages, which I think is essential. Ive tried several drug references and Medscape, this, and the Davis drug guide are probably the best out there. Medscape is free and the obvious choice for a comprehensive drug reference, but to me this app is well worth it as your primary prescribing reference for all the above reasons. The Davis drug guide is nice but I cant recommend over this one as a paid app.

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