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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Examining Epocrates Essentials

Posted by Darius Wey in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:30 AM


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Epocrates Essentials is an integrative compilation of its well-known Epocrates Rx Pro, Epocrates Dx, and Epocrates Lab software. However, it doesn't stop there! Epocrates ID, Epocrates Tables and Epocrates MedTools are all included to help enhance the reference material already provided. I'll be discussing each of these components and bring them all together in the end to show you how well integrated Epocrates Essentials is. Since the version numbers of these components are not unified, I've included a list of these versions below for reference purposes:
  • Epocrates Rx Pro 7.0;
  • Epocrates Dx 1.1;
  • Epocrates Lab 1.0;
  • Epocrates ID 2.6;
  • Epocrates Tables 2.4;
  • Epocrates MedTools 2.5.
Installation
Upon registering an account with Epocrates and purchasing a valid subscription of the Epocrates Essentials software, you can then download the file required for installation. This file weighs in at approximately 1.9MB, so it is not a major drama for those on a slow internet connection. The installation procedure is relatively straightforward and requires a functional ActiveSync and internet connection. Files are installed on both the PC and Pocket PC. On the PC, an ActiveSync component is installed, which is used for updating the clinical databases when your Pocket PC and PC are connected through ActiveSync. On the Pocket PC, the Epocrates Essentials program is installed, as well as a local AutoUpdate client, which is used for updating the clinical databases when you are away from the computer. However, I'll be discussing updates a little later in this review. Although the system requirements clearly specify a minimum of 6.3MB of available memory + 10KB per formulary selected, I found that this was merely an approximate guideline. As the size of the clinical databases grow, so too does the space consumed. My current installation of Epocrates Essentials is consuming 7.15MB of available memory, which is not a small figure since Epocrates advises against the installation of the product on storage cards. Epocrates have advised me that they are considering support for storage cards in the future.

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