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Drussell52
Joined: 12 Aug 2005
Posts: 30
Location: Michigan
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Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:47 am |
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A while back someone on this forum told me of the drug list on epocrates.com. Recently, I registered with that site and really like the fact they distinguish generic, (noncapped), from brandname, (capped). I am curious to know if epocrates is the mainstay for drug info in the general nursing community or do professionals use a variety of drug databases?
Thanks to the person who referred me to epocrates!
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Ginger Snap
Joined: 26 Feb 2005
Posts: 223
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Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:24 am |
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The Physician's Desk Reference(PDR) www.pdr.net, and its many offshoots, has long been the industry standard. |
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kimmiejs
Joined: 01 Jan 2006
Posts: 111
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:10 am |
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I have Epocrates on my palm pilot and I use it daily at work. Originally I had the free version for nurses but I decided to spend the extra money for the full version. It was well worth the money. I know many MDs at my hospital are using Epocrates now. It really is a good tool to have. |
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jmppmp
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:57 pm |
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Drussell52
Joined: 12 Aug 2005
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Location: Michigan
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:08 am |
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Welcome JMPPMP. I am a visually impaired MT and for a few years have brailled drug names listed on medlineplus.gov/druginformation, pdr.net and most recently epocrates, using the free on-line versions of the above. I find the medlineplus site to offer the most bang for free, but they don't distinguish lowercase spellings (generic) from brand name or drugs with uppercase spellings. Anyone use the medlineplus site as a drug reference? My issue with PDR.net, is they list OTC and prescription drugs separately in alphabetical index unlike the other 2. I transcribe hem/onc and hospital discharge sums and ER, and EKG's. Joined forum to have diversity in networking. Do reply if so moved!
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jhals
Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Posts: 82
Location: florida
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:50 pm |
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Ginger snap, you need to move into the future. PDR's , yes, set the standard, but this is the age of palm pilots. If you are at the bedside and a patient asks you a question about his med and you do not know the answer, you do not have to waste time looking for or even walking to a pdr. The palm pilot is in you pocket and you can answer immediately. Epocrates also has many other programs with the drug manuel, a diagnosis tool, multiple formulas, lab values, infectious disease information. Usually in report when a nurse says the doctor ordered a new med and they dont know what it is, it takes a second to look it up on the palm and then we are both better educated. I could not live without my palm. |
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