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Epocrates for Apple iOS Overview

Published 09/13/2011 12:51 PM   |    Updated 02/04/2013 10:50 AM
This FAQ article refers to iPhone and iPod touch. For iPad and iPad mini, please view this article.

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How to Get the Newest Version of Epocrates

To update to the newest version, 5.2:
  1. Tap the App Store icon.
  2. Tap the Updates tab.
  3. Scroll down to Epocrates and tap it.
  4. Tap the Update button.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the update has been downloaded:
  1. Launch Epocrates on your iPhone/iPod touch.
  2. From your Epocrates homepage, swipe the screen to the left screen and tap the "Updates" icon.
  3. Tap on "Check For Updates/Update Now."

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Epocrates for Apple iOS System Requirements

The current version of Epocrates, 5.2, requires Apple iOS 4.3 and higher.

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Features

Epocrates version 3
Epocrates 5.2
The current version of Epocrates for iPhone and iPod touch feature a new design that displays all of Epocrates' useful point-of-care tools as icons on one quick-access Epocrates homepage. Clinical content within Epocrates remains the same; Drug information, Interaction Check, and Pill ID for example, can all be located as icons on your Epocrates homepage.

Other items such as the Disease and Lab Test references, the Update function, and built-in tutorials can be found by swiping the screen from one side to the other. The number of screens are indicated by the wrench and dot icons that appear toward the bottom. The wrench page is the Epocrates settings page.




From within a drug monograph, you may access additional integrated features at the bottom of the screen such as:
Interaction Check - Check for potentially harmful drug-drug interactions
Favorites - Add frequently-used monographs & calculators to Favorites for quick access
Notes - Take down important notes that auto-save within a monograph
Contact Manufacturer - A direct line for answers to your product-related questions
Online Resources - Prescribing information, scientific literature, & more
You can move the icons from a different page to the main page. Just press and hold until you see the icon enlarge then you should be able to slide to the preferred location. Please use this to organize your icons for easy access.

Please visit our iPhone tips page for more information.

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