The database includes more pediatric dosages and the drug information screen now includes some pricing information. DocAlerts and Multicheck. After each HotSync, the DocAlert application shows new bulletins. These notices include new drugs added to the database, software updates or important new clinical information. After reading the alert, you can click a Yes button, which at the next HotSync, will prompt the ePocrates servers to email you more detailed information about that item.
Busy clinicians struggle to keep up with new drug developments.
The DocAlert application is an ideal and unobtrusive way to deliver these updates, especially if clinicians are already reaching for their Palm PDA's for drug information. For example, the recent reports of stroke associated with phenylpropanolamine-containing cold remedies were announced in a DocAlert. Clinicians can be held liable for adverse drug interactions, further emphasizing the need for this feature. Multicheck allows you to rapidly enter a patient's full drug profile using the same progressive-matching feature as the main application. Once entered, pressing the 'Run' button will automatically cross-reference all interactions for the list and summarize them on a single screen.