When Pepid first launched their new native application on the iPhone and iPod Touch we all cheered. However, unfortunately, the app came pretty much to our disappointment.
Turn your audio on and see the next couple of videos for details;
The very reason that we need a native app is to avoid all the hassles with Internet connection such as the horrible 3G connection of At&T and the often missing WiFi inside our hospital corridors and ERs [where we use Pepid the most].
This Pepid native app does not do three of the most important dynamic functions that we frequently use on the bedside, namely, the drug dose calculator, the calculators, and the drug to drug interactions! They hosted these functions on their server and we can’t access them without active Internet connection.
What’s the point of this app? If we have Internet connection we can then visit Pepid mobile [read this post for details] and have a fully functioning Pepid.
In addition to this great shortage, there are also a number of design problems as seen in the videos above. They just copied and pasted what was there in Palm and Pocket PC into the iPhone which of course has horrible sequences.
There’s only one good thing with this app which is the new toxicology reference Pepid Elements provided for free when the app is downloaded.
Pepid native app simply does not fit into the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Our message to Pepid, we love Pepid, we love the wonderful ER info and the great content but if you don’t fix these design and connection issues expect to refund most of your iPhone subscribers, if not already did!