epocrates alternatives

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1. [R1] epocrates 1/5 · US Not Free Anymore: Used Epocrates for years and always thought it was a great resource. Perfect while I was in pharmacy school and now as a pharmacist. I am extremely disappointed, but frankly not surprised, they now have it behind a paywall. I only looked up a few medications (maybe like 4) and get the pop up that I “reached my free amount of look ups for the week.” For the week? It’s literally th
2. [R3] epocrates 3/5 · US Was great: This has been a trusted resource for years, including dosing and interaction checking. The decision to hide it behind a paywall was unfortunate. Will use a different resource going forward.
3. [R4] epocrates 1/5 · US Are You Kidding Me!?: I have used epocrates for years, so imagine my surprise when I go to calculate a dose for a pediatric patient and get a notification I have exceeded my free views! What the actual heck are you guys thinking!?
4. [R6] epocrates 3/5 · US Shame: Had my account since 2015 as Paramedic to be able to find out what medications people were on when found at home and for the purposes of being prescribed. It was free and now, it isnt. Lame
5. [R5] epocrates 4/5 · US Love: Most used app still to date! A lot of the newer staff haven’t heard of epocrates, and that is just mind blowing for me. I would much rather use than up-to-date. Up-to-date is a great reference, but it’s too busy for me. However, epocrates is no longer supported with the new iPhone Update 26.2.1, please update your version :/
6. [R18] epocrates 3/5 · US Update: Ever since my iPhone updated to IOS 26.3.1 the app will not open and I already checked to see if the app needs to be updated. It does not. It opens and then crashes/closes right away
7. [R24] epocrates 3/5 · US This app was great: The app no longer opens for me. Fix this.
8. [R30] epocrates 3/5 · US Not updatable?: It won’t update. Was a very nice app when it worked.
9. [R8] epocrates 4/5 · US Medical News For You: Medical News For You articles keep expanding in numbers. There appears to be no way of deleting them. Most of the articles are of no use to me. Also, I do not need adds in my paid version. Otherwise, over the past 20+ years, Epocrates has been a stragic tool in the practice of family medicine.
10. [R16] epocrates 1/5 · US Used to be good, but now requires paid subscription: I’ve had an Epocrates account since 2007. This used to be the best app for basic drug reference. However, they have slowly added “Medical News” and CME and pop ups, and the app has become cluttered and difficult to navigate. And now, if you try doing more than about 5 queries in a week, it requires you to sign up for a horribly over priced subsc
11. [R27] epocrates 3/5 · US Med ads?!: The last thing any clinician wants when trying to access information, especially for which we are paying, is to have to dismiss an ad that covers half the page, or pop-up link to an article about a medication. If the goal is to reduce the number of epocrates subscribers, showing ads is guaranteed to work.
12. [R44] epocrates 1/5 · US Be quiet: I have never before encountered an app with such frequent annoying advertisements pushed through notifications.
13. [R36] epocrates 1/5 · US Scam: If you live outside de US even if you pay with an account created and paid thru the US the App has been shut down for your use. Epocrates do not reimburse you. Be careful. I had been customer for years and now they wash their hands.
14. [R42] epocrates 1/5 · US Unable to Transfer App to New Phone: There is no option to restore purchase within the app. After paying $180 for plus, you’d think you can transfer your app to your new phone seamlessly. Canceling and going with Up to Date
15. [R51] Drugs.com Medication Guide 1/5 · US Mental Health app: I’m really kinda irritated with the app! It says that they are gonna charge you for $2, and then before you can blink, you have another charge for $14.99 and another after that, fortunately my credit card blocked the third transaction before it could go thru!!! This is very unbelievably rude and unprofessional in my opinion! I will definitely be changing the settings on my iPhon
16. [R52] Drugs.com Medication Guide 5/5 · US Love this app: As a medical assistant, this app is wonderful. When you have patience come in and they have something at the bottom of their purse, but they don’t know what it is. It’s wonderful and helpful to find out what it is.
17. [R54] Drugs.com Medication Guide 1/5 · US Sad to see it happen to this app: This is a great app, or was I should say now. To go from paying five dollars to remove ads to now you gotta pay $8.99 a month to remove ads just shows how many developers and companies are going to greed immediately. I definitely pay to move ads and I don’t need all the other extra stuff as much but to go from five dollars a year to now have to pay nine bucks a mo
18. [R58] Drugs.com Medication Guide 5/5 · US Excellent app: Drugs.com has been my go to app to keep my extensive medical history all in one place. I have tried many but this is the best app I have used!
19. [R66] Max 5/5 · US A giggle a day: At first I was very confused by the phone calls showing up as “Max” but once I figured out what it was and answered it I couldn’t stop giggling. What a fun way to keep track of my medication.
20. [R69] Max 5/5 · US Adorable program: The phone call reminder is ingenious.
21. [R71] Max 1/5 · US Cute characters but the ADS!!: The ads backlog the checking off of each medication, and almost every time I have to restart the app to check off the next one. My dog takes multiple medications daily, so it’s important that I can check off these things with ease, without the ad just freezing the page where Max is “cheering”. Too bad because I love how customizable this is.
22. [R72] Max 5/5 · US The best: I’ve always struggled with taking my meds. This app just makes it so much easier, there is something about the animal noises that make it different than an alarm, and the calling reminder is great.
23. [R79] Davis's Drug Guide 1/5 · US Unable to Use After Paying: I renewed my subscription after the trial and it still won't let me search meds on the app! I need this to work for nursing school.
24. [R80] Davis's Drug Guide 5/5 · US Great Guide!: I remember when these guides were in a ginormous textbook. This guide is convenient and has colorful pix. The best part is the Pronunciation Guide! With the glut of medications, it great to hear the precise pronunciation. The Calculator section is very handy too.
25. [R82] Davis's Drug Guide 1/5 · US Poor business practices: This app was useful as a student, but I now get a superior drug guide for free through my workplace. However, there is no way to cancel this subscription. Please beware that if you subscribe to this app you are locked in for life. Better off with the hard copy of the book
26. [R83] Davis's Drug Guide 5/5 · US Drug Guide: I have Davis’s Drug Guide for years, student, Paramedic and Hospital as well as family. The updates are good!
27. [R94] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 5/5 · US My go too: I’ve been using Davis Drug Guide for nurses since I was in nursing school in 2016. It’s carried me through all my years as a nurse and now going into my years as a nurse practitioner. It’s very helpful easy to use. I recommend it to anybody wherever they are in their career.
28. [R95] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 3/5 · US Helpful if you have time: This app is incredibly helpful for its accuracy, layout and and information however can be difficult to use in a clinical setting because of how long it takes to load each page
29. [R96] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 1/5 · US Nobody should have to pay an annual subscription to retain access one book: It’s an example of how we exploit each other even as we lament being exploited by larger corporate interests.
30. [R100] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 5/5 · US The Guide You Need: Almost every medication you might run into is right here at your fingertips. When you don’t have time to rummage through the book or a newer medication isn’t in there, it’s here! The app is simple to use and you can save the medications you run into the most. I use this app every day and I love it! It’s worth the price, I promise!
31. [R107] iPrescribe 1/5 · US Awful: No customer support so you can’t prescribe for days on end while they “figure out what’s going on”. Literally dangerous for patients.
32. [R108] iPrescribe 5/5 · US User friendly: Great app, user friendly, fast response
33. [R109] iPrescribe 3/5 · US Not worth $325: User friendly but basic. Forgot about the app til I saw the charge go through. Went and cancelled subscription so I don’t get charged again in a year. It’s free to just call the pharmacy. This app doesn’t do enough to be worth $325/year. I created my original login with Doximity and now I can’t even login via the password for the native app, I can only login with Doximity. I was ne
34. [R111] iPrescribe 5/5 · US Rx from your phone: Super handy and indispensable