One of the coolest apps ever came from USBMIS is the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia. Not only it delivers the latest Tarascon drug index but also it sports some very useful tools and a real multi drug interactions analyzer. However, the app did not qualify as an all-in-one application since it does not include a disease and labs reference.
Have a look here;
An intuitive design with a single page interface where all venues can be accessed. The pharmacological index is the latest with frequent updates as the device is docked and synced. However, we’d wish to see a direct in-device Wifi update which would make the update process much easier.
Pediatricians may find this app very handy as it appropriately includes pediatric dosing and also calculators and tools that are needed at the point of care.
Tarascon is also partnered with NeedyMeds, Consumer Drug Information, and the latest prices are picked from Drugstore.com. The drug interaction analyzer is very easy to use and has got it’s own tab.
Another wonderful feature is the recently added Inter Linking technology in USBMIS apps, which is just like Skyscape’s Smart Linking, makes the purchase of multiple apps synergistically boosting each individual app as we can cross link keywords. In fact, the USBMIS model may feel easier to use as the keyword is highlighted with a yellow color so that we know what to cross check, unlike Skyscape’s Smart Linking.
The things that we missed from Tarascon are:
1- a built-in drug dose calculator and hopefully this is going to be added in future version. and 2- an iPhone version is really needed in the this era of iPhone mania!
For an annual price of $40, this great drug reference ranks high among the list of choices when it comes to the most commonly used PDA task [looking up drug dosage and information].
