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Drugs.com Medication Guide vs Davis Drug Guide For Nurses

Drugs.com Medication Guide 4.8★ · Free to download 82
Winner Drugs.com Medication Guide
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

Choose Drugs.com Medication Guide for a more reliable and user-friendly experience.

Drugs.com Medication Guide offers a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for managing medications, while Davis Drug Guide For Nurses, though useful, suffers from reliability issues and a confusing subscription model. Users of Drugs.com appreciate its extensive database and ease of use, whereas Davis users report frustrations with access and navigation.

Head to head

features edge: Drugs.com Medication GuideR2R29R68R72
Drugs.com Medication Guide Drugs.com provides a comprehensive database for medications, including interaction checks and a user-friendly interface.
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Davis Drug Guide has a detailed drug reference but lacks some features like easy access to drug classifications.
ease of use edge: Drugs.com Medication GuideR14R37R63R71
Drugs.com Medication Guide Users find Drugs.com easy to navigate and utilize for tracking medications.
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Davis Drug Guide users often struggle with slow load times and navigation issues.
reliability edge: Drugs.com Medication GuideR40R34R88R97
Drugs.com Medication Guide Drugs.com has been reported to crash and have login issues, but overall users find it reliable for medication management.
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Davis Drug Guide has frequent complaints about crashing and inability to access the app.
price/value edge: Drugs.com Medication GuideR4R32R64R99
Drugs.com Medication Guide Drugs.com is free to download but has some paid features, which users feel are worth it.
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Davis Drug Guide is subscription-based at $39 annually, which some users feel is too high for the service provided.
support tieR10R73R120
Drugs.com Medication Guide Support for Drugs.com is criticized for being unresponsive, especially regarding subscription issues.
Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Davis Drug Guide users also report poor support, particularly around subscription management.
Pick Drugs.com Medication Guide if

you want a free, reliable app for managing medications with a broad feature set.

Pick Davis Drug Guide For Nurses if

you are a nursing professional looking for a dedicated drug reference, and are willing to pay for it.

Evidence note: Drugs.com has a larger volume of positive reviews, while Davis Drug Guide's reviews are mixed with significant complaints about functionality and subscription issues.

Frequently asked

What is the cost of the Davis Drug Guide app?
The Davis Drug Guide app costs $39 annually, which some users feel is too high given the issues with access and functionality.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] 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.
  2. [R29] Drugs.com Medication Guide 5/5 · US Cannot live without this app!!!!!!!!!: Drugs.com has such a surprisingly thorough and comprehensive database to not only include Rx medication, but also a wide variety of supplements. It is a great source to check drug interactions (to include the vitamins we take!!) and create an organized, easy to read list of medications to give to medical professionals and emergency personnel. It even organi
  3. [R68] 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!
  4. [R72] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 3/5 · US They need and update: It’s quick and convenient but they need an update. Too many errors and wrong information. For example I go check for Furrous Sulfate and the class is Antiemtic ???it’s suppose to be Blood former/Coagulator
  5. [R14] Drugs.com Medication Guide 5/5 · US Awesome: This app is exactly what I needed. It helps me with my medications. I use it frequently to add or remove my medications. When going to a doctor and they need me to give them my medications it is always on my phone so I can give them an accurate account. It can also be printed out. You can also add each of your family’s meds. Highly recommend.
  6. [R37] Drugs.com Medication Guide 5/5 · US Super Helpful Drug Guide!: Love my Drugs.com Medication Guide app! I’ve used this app for years to help me research drugs that my doctors prescribe and supplements I take. It helps me when my doctor prescribes a new medication to know potential interactions with other drugs I’m already taking. Sometimes doctors don’t notice that and I can discuss those with my doctors. This app is easy to use and
  7. [R63] 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
  8. [R71] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 5/5 · US New nurse: Quick , easy, accurate !!! All the things a new nurse needs. I can access information very quickly , it’s easy to use the app and it’s very accurate .
  9. [R40] Drugs.com Medication Guide 1/5 · US Crashes: Use to be an amazing tool, now it crashes every time I click to identify a medication
  10. [R34] Drugs.com Medication Guide 1/5 · US Horrible: Impossible to log in after having this app for several years. When at the doctor’s office and need a list of prescriptions I am unable to login . Trying to use “forgot password “ brings up a window stating Captsha needed however no option appears. Very frustrating.
  11. [R88] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 1/5 · US App won’t open: It has been days now tried to open and use this app but it won’t open for me. Is there any issues with the app?
  12. [R97] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 1/5 · US Anyone else totally unable to use the app to sign in?: It allows me to get a subscription on the app but doesn’t allow me to log in when I already have a subscription. This has been happening for over a year for me, rendering it absolutely unusable.
  13. [R4] 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
  14. [R32] Drugs.com Medication Guide 2/5 · US Charging now?: I have always liked using this app, it has been so helpful. I have even used it for multiple profiles. However, I was very disappointed when they started charging a monthly fee to use their services.
  15. [R64] 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.
  16. [R99] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 3/5 · US Amazing but costly: This is the perfect pocket guide to drugs BUT it's $39 a year and I have yet to find a way to use the access code I got with my textbook to get the subscription.
  17. [R10] Drugs.com Medication Guide 1/5 · US Scam: Used to be great years ago! I paid $2.99 to remove ad’s, now they have Plans up to $29.99! I’ve tried to contact them through support and they give me an error message!
  18. [R73] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 1/5 · US Can’t cancel subscription: I used this app for several years while in nursing school and it was great. I no longer need it with a new job, but am unable to cancel the renewal.
  19. [R120] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 1/5 · US Impossible to cancel subscription: How on earth do I cancel this?
  20. [R96] Davis Drug Guide For Nurses 3/5 · US Confused.: In the app when I downloaded it, it said lifetime access for $38.99. But the app listing says annually. If I knew it was annually I would have reconsidered the app. Also, I would like the drug classes to be included. That’s very important.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store