Archive for November, 2008

Lexi Drugs - now for the iPhone

The Lexi suite of applications is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The publishers of arguably the most comprehensive drug database have now made available purchase of their references (which include more than drugs but also lab tests, clinical references etc.) via the iTunes store.
Here’s another screenshot of Lexi drugs for the iPhone:

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Tarascon Pharmacopoeia for the iPhone and Web

The Tarascon 2009 Pharmacopoeia Web & iPhone Versions are almost ready.
What is it?

Easy-to-navigate, searchable programs that bring drug dosing information, drug interactions, formula calculators, pediatric drug dosing, and much more to your computer or web enabled mobile device. This dynamic resource is continuously updated with the latest drug information.
The 2-week beta previews can be accessed [...]

Unbound and Merck announce product bundles for web and mobile

Unbound Medicine has announced the release of two new bundled products for the web and mobile devices, The Merck Manual with Patient Symptoms Guide and The Merck Manual Suite + Davis’s Drug Guide. Both bundles incorporate the newly released Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms and allow users to access information via PDA, the web, or [...]

Treo Pro: Calling contacts and Voice commands

Andrew over at Treonauts has written two very useful tutorials to help you use the Treo Pro efficiently. The first is Looking At How Making Calls On The Treo Pro Is Ultrafast & Intuitive and
Treo Pro Voice Command which is a great step by step tutorial on how to setup Microsoft Voice Command which may [...]

Treo Pro IV - The Need For Speed

Well after trying out the Treo Pro for almost 3 weeks, I gave in and got one for myself. It’s such a beautiful device I could not resist
After investigating all the available Winmo apps, I realise that the majority of what I use in the Palm world, are available for Winmo - Agendus, [...]

USBMIS offer: Current Consult Medicine, Mobile Edition

USBMIS is having another 20% off special on Current Consult Medicine, Mobile Edition for the week.
We reviewed this excellent reference here

Tags: Current Consult, Medicine, USBMIS

Skyscape iPhone native applications

Skyscape Medical Resources was released on the AppStore on 10/13. This is a portal with 4 free references (OCM, Archimedes - a medical calculator, RxDrugs - a drug guide and MedAlerts - provides breaking alerts) and many more available for download from Skyscape.com which includes host of Pediatric references amongst others.
iTunes Link
The data is device [...]

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2009

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe, Mobile Edition 2009 has just been published.

The Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia® has been the most popular and most trusted portable drug dosing guide since 1987. Now download our acclaimed reference to your Palm®, Windows Mobile®, or Blackberry® as the ultimate mobile drug reference tool.
Features:
- Expanded drug information from the [...]

Embedded cellphone?

I wonder if in the future we won’t have to carry any cellphones with us since they could be so tiny and even embedded complete with an integrated human interface. Spotted this funny short clip where Robin Williams (my fav comedian) demonstrates this possibility

I can imagine myself slapping my armpit and telling the ward [...]

Treo Pro part III

I’ve had the Treo Pro for one and a half weeks now and bit by bit I am appreciating how much thought Palm has gone into this device. It is indeed “one-handed friendly” and once you learn the WM way of doing things, there are actually quite speedy short cuts. For instance, when trying to [...]