Drug information for the iPhone

Jun 4 2008

Drugs.com announced today the launch of its professional edition for the iPhone.

This new mobile edition of Drugs.com provides physicians and healthcare professionals with a free drug information service for easy access to medication summaries, dosing information, warnings and built-in drug interactions for all medications commonly used in the U.S. With this tool, physicians and healthcare professionals can protect patients and increase their productivity by being able to quickly find the answers they need to make informed decisions. Unlike installed applications, the Drugs.com mobile edition offers information that is updated in real-time.

The Drugs.com iPhone edition can be accessed by any person with an iPhone who is a registered member of Drugs.com and is looking for accurate, in-depth medicine and health information, at any time and anywhere there is WiFi or network access. The launch of Drugs.com's iPhone edition is especially timely as the world anticipates the unveiling of the 3G iPhone, which will combine a best-in-class mobile browser with the fast online access provided by a 3G connection.

"With an estimated 100,000 deaths annually due to adverse drug events, there is an increasing demand for drug-information tools that can assist healthcare professionals in making more informed clinical decisions and to achieve better patient outcomes," said Philip Thornton, CEO, Pharmacist and founder of Drugs.com. "It's a powerful resource to enhance patient care and assure that medications, their side effects, potential interactions with other drugs or foods and contraindications with other conditions do not go unnoticed."

This comprehensive service acts as a one-stop drug reference with notable features such as predictive search capabilities, up-to-date medication summaries, dosage information, and an intuitive, fully featured interactions checker.

Physicians and healthcare professionals can register for the mobile Drugs.com professional edition on their iPhone by visiting http://www.drugs.com/iphone/.