epocrates for iPhone

Epocrates — A Practical Clinical Reference for iPhone

Epocrates is a free medical reference app tailored for iPhone users, designed to support point-of-care decision making. It bundles a wide range of clinical tools intended to help prescribers avoid dangerous interactions, calculate doses quickly, and access formulary and coverage details to inform treatment choices.

Core clinical tools

• Extensive dosing resources and calculators — hundreds of built-in tools for medication dosing, medical equations, and clinical calculations (600+ calculators and utilities).
• Rapid interaction screening to flag potentially harmful drug combinations.
• Pill recognition utility to help identify tablets and capsules.
• Coverage and formulary lookup across thousands of U.S. insurance plans (coverage details for 6,600+ plans, searchable by state).
• Concise drug monographs for both prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Premium tier (Epocrates Plus)

Epocrates Plus is a paid upgrade that adds deeper clinical content and references. For $16.99 per month you gain access to:

• Evidence-informed disease summaries and peer-reviewed content (including BMJ-sourced material).
• Alternative and complementary medicine monographs.
• Laboratory reference information and ICD-10 coding support.
• Expanded clinical material beyond the free version’s offerings.

Subscription and billing information

When you subscribe, payment is charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions through your Apple account settings.

Recognition and practical value

Epocrates has consistently been highly rated in clinician surveys, earning top placement in Decision Resource Group’s Taking the Pulse rankings for a decade. Its combination of quick-reference drug data, interaction checking, and coverage lookup makes it a frequently recommended companion for busy healthcare professionals.

Related option

An alternative mentioned in some comparisons is the Dexcom G7 (not a reference app but a free offering in its category); users should evaluate tools based on their clinical needs and whether they require medication referencing, device data, or both.