Sampling of Popular Medical Software for Handhelds |
| Titles: | Brief Descriptions | Platform | Cost | Size* | Web-site(s) |
| qRx and qRx Pro
by ePocrates | Extensive database. Menu driven, intuitive interface. Regularly updated. qRx Pro adds Alternative Meds, qID-Antimicrobial reference, and MedMath- medical calculator. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | Rx=Free
RxPro=$60/yr | ~2.5MB
~3.0MB | www.epocrates.com |
| Lexi-Drugs Platinum | Extensive database. Improved interface. Menu Driven. Separate Peds reference available. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $75 | ~2MB | www.lexi.com |
ABX Guide
by Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases
| Search by Organ, Pathogen, or Drug for diagnostic and therapeutic information. Regularly updated by ID experts. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | Free | ~1.3MB
| hopkins-abxguide.org |
| Sanford Guide | Handheld version of the well respected antimicrobial guide. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | ~$25/yr | ~1.5MB | www.sanfordguide.com |
| Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia | Similar database to paper version. ***Currently undergoing revision - new version to be released shortly*** | Palm OS
Pocket PC | ~$30/yr | ~1MB | www.tarasconpublishing.com |
| Pocket PDR | Contains concise drug monographs extracted from the full text in the PDR. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $60 | ~1.4MB
| www.franklin.com/pdr/ "Free" to MDs, DOs, NPs, residents via Pharmaceutical company sponsorship at: www.pdr.net |
| Physicians Drug Handbook 9th Ed. | Over 5000 drugs, no Pediatric info. Quick access to data via hyperlinks. Can run from memory expansion card. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $75 | ~2MB | www.handheldmed.com |
| Harrison's Manual of Medicine 15e | Concise version of major Internal Medicine text. Searchable. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $70 | ~1.2MB | www.handango.com |
| The Merck Manual, Centennial Edition | Full text of paper version. Takes up much memory. Searchable, requires much scrolling to read text. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $80 Free via MerckMedicus | ~5 MB | www.handheldmed.com |
| Merck Medicus | Medical resources sponsored by Merck & Co. Inc. Free of charge to medical professionals. Wireless version now available. | Palm OS, Pocket PC, (Blackberry - wireless version) | "Free" | 8.0-9.0MB
Or, search wirelessly with Internet capable devices. | www.merckmedicus.com |
| The 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2003 | Full text of paper version. Organization allows for helpful hyperlinking to subcategories. | Palm OS
Pocket PC | $65 | ~3 MB | www.skyscape.com
www.handheldmed.com |
ACP Pier for PDA
| Evidence-based medical reference by the American College of Physicians | Palm OS
Pocket PC
| $99 | 30-40 MB
| www.acponline.org/...pier_pda/ |
| MedCalc | Allows quick computation of common Internal Medicine calculations | Palm OS | Free | 105 kb | www.med-ia.ch/medcalc/ |
| MedMath | Calculator with a nice interface that also allows for common Internal Medicine calculations | Palm OS | Free | 40 kb | www.pdacortex.com/MedMath_Download.htm | |
| MedRules | Allows easy application of clinical prediction rules based on medical literature | Palm OS | Free | 324 kb | pbrain.hypermart.net/medrules.html |
| Stat E&M Coder | Facilitates accurate E&M coding based on physician documentation. | Palm OS | $75/2yrs | 324 kb | www.statcoder.com/
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| Price information according to companies’ web sites as of October, 2003.
*Palm OS and PocketPC devices handle memory differently. Memory Sizes listed are for Palm OS. Windows/Pocket PC device memory requirements are usually larger.
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