ePocrates on the iPhone
Update April 08: It’s not out yet, but you can see Epcrates running on the iPhone here (not in the browser but as an actual application)
I’ve been getting a few emails about whether ePocrates is going to be available for iPhone. The only information so far from ePocrates is from their FAQ:
http://epocrates1.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/epocrates1.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=952
Question
Does Epocrates work on the new iPhone?Answer
Thank you for your interest in using Epocrates products on the new iPhone.Please note: Be sure to click the link below to receive iPhone support updates via email.
Users can access Epocrates Online clinical content via the iPhone browser. Simply go to Online.Epocrates.com to login (current users) or register (new users).
You cannot currently download our PDA applications onto your iPhone. However, if you are interested in accessing our content on your iPhone without requiring wireless access, we encourage you to register your request with Apple at: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.
There is also a petition online at Geeknuz
July 17th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Thanks for posting about the petition!
I’ve loved my iPhone since day one. However, I still carry my Palm OS based PDA to work for ePocrates. I’ve tried ePocrates Online and Unbound Medicine’s UCentral clinical suite and have found both to be frustratingly slow via EDGE or even WiFi when compared to Palm. Because of this I’ve created a petition to encourage Apple to support 3rd party medical software that will run directly on the iPhone. Please follow the link below if you would like to sign it and leave a comment for Apple/ePocrates:
http://www.geeknuz.com/nuz/2007/07/add-your-name-1.html
July 27th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Will buy the IPhone the day you put the Epocrates data on it.
July 29th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
epocrates isa must for medical professionals
August 8th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Ditto. While I covet the iphone, I will not buy one until it has epocrates (or something similar) available.
Mark
September 19th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Agree,
Wont buy an I phone utill it has epocrates and skyscape!
October 11th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Have an iphone. very disappointed not to have epocrates and other medical software available for it (yet).
October 17th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Well, We are waiting. I keep holding myself back from purchasing an IPhone because I need epocrates to be downloaded. Or maybe someone knows another Drug reference that IPhone will accept? Thanks.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Am holding off on the Iphone and AT&T until epocrates is availble. Please expedite. It is hard to grasp the wait time in today’s technology.
November 13th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Working here on the midnight shift. Opened my browsed to look up something on the usual epocrates online site and lo and behold what do i see. Epocrates designed for the Iphone(albeit a web app) works pretty well. Probably better than the palm version I was using all those years.
November 15th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Ditto above. Will purchase the iphone when it runs Epocrates. There’s little doubt it will be the gadget of choice when it can run the software we need.
It’s a no-brainer. Get it done!
November 29th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Many posters here must not understand the technology of the iPhone - the Apple iPhone has so far been closed to outside programming, but the SDK (Software Development Kit) - which is what programmers need to create programs for a particular device - will be released in February 2008. This means that after that time, 3rd party native applications (like epocrates and unlimited others) can be written for the iPhone. The FAQ on epocrates website has been updated to indicate this as well.
I absolutely love my iPhone and the numerous web applications (medical and non-medical) currently available - it has really helped me both in my practice and life and will only get better with firmware updates, web applications, and future native applications.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Will buy an iPhone the moment that it supports ePocrates, just like I replaced my Palm and phone with the Treo 650. ePocrates is essential to my work, and lack of iphone support for ePocrates is the only reason I haven’t made the move already.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
I gave up my BlackBerry for an iPhone and was dismayed to learn that Epocrates doesn’t work on it but they now have a product for BlackBerry! I do keep an eye on iPhone web sites to see what kind of applications I can use in my practice. This morning I saw a post on http://www.touchtip.com about medical tools for the iPhone and they mention that Epocrates has a drug database for the iPhone. Well, at least it’s a start.
The article also mentions MacPractice software for practice management. I have a Mac office so maybe this will work well for me. Does anyone know anything about this software?
January 14th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
online.epocrates.com now presents an iPhone optimized interface. I have no idea when it went live, but it’s there. Check it out. Not the same as an one the phone app, but it’s a very nice interface nonetheless.
January 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I will purchase the iPhone when it fully supports Epocrates.
January 28th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I am waiting to buy an iphone purely because of lack of epocrates support. Fix this and Apple will have a realistic shot at cornering the medical pda sector!
February 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I love the iphone but I must keep my blackberry because i can’t run epocrates on iphone. Please help Apple guys. There are a lot of iphone lovers out there that practice medicine but we need epocrates.
Please help
February 19th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I drool over the ipone. Gotta have epocrates though. Once it’s there I’m in.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:51 am
Apple’s sales will soar as soon as quality PDA software is available for the iPhone.
March 6th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Steve Jobs just announced support for epocrates along with all the other enterprise/SDK stuff today
March 6th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
It’s official! Epocrates is finally on the iPhone!!! http://www.geeknuz.com/nuz/2008/03/breaking-news-e.html
March 6th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Hi Epocrates Supporters!
It was recently announced that Epocrates is one of a limited number of developers who have been working directly with Apple to make its clinical content available on the iPhone/iTouch. This will enable healthcare professionals to always have immediate access to vital clinical information wherever and whenever they need it, regardless of Internet connectivity.
In the meantime, you can currently access Epocrates free online drug reference at m.epocrates.com with an Internet or WiFi connection.
**If you have already installed Apple’s iPhone or iTouch January update, you can now add an Epocrates Online shortcut to your home screen. To do this visit m.epocrates.com, click on the + sign at the bottom of the page. In the menu that appears, touch “Add to home screen”. Enter a name for the icon, then touch “Add” in the upper right corner.
Best wishes,
The Epocrates Team
March 15th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Hi apple. I don’t have hospital wide wi-fi so the epocrates program available for iphone is not useful for me. use the ID portion frequently so I am waiting to purchase iphone asap….soon? any day? please…my palm is dying so I need to purchase soon…thanks
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Buy now or later.
OK, getting very excited about epocrates on iphone but not sure when to buy. I’m not convinced by the whole 3G discussion that waiting is best. BUT, does anybody know if the off line version, when available, will be a memory hog? Will the current 16G iphone be adequate? My palm is dying over and over again and i am sick of needing to get it fixed or replaced.
March 24th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Love Epocrates. Would love to have the iphone but not until it can support the Epocrates PDA application. Please…please…make it happen soon!
March 26th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
My treo 650 has started acting up. I am ready to buy a new smartphone soon and am very much leaning toward the iphone, but as I can hit wifi access only on the two upper levels of my hospital (seven floors), I will have to choose MotoQ or Blackberry. Please, Apple or epocrates, design a program now!
March 30th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
epocrates is going on the iphone very soon, watch the update on apples website about the iphone. late june 08 i believe.