Friday, October 07, 2011

Effective Dec. 31st, 2011

MD Consult (available to you as part of your GaIN membership) will no longer include the following journals: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Back issues will be removed as well. However, they are adding Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Journal of Critical Care, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, and Pediatric Respiratory Reviews, including back issues.

For those of you running mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm or PocketPC...

mobileMicromedex Availability Notice

Because Micromedex now offers more robust mobile options, Micromedex 2.0 web-based mobile will replace the mobileMicromedex Calculator product on Palm and Pocket PC. As of November 30, 2011, Calculators on Palm and Pocket PC will no longer be available.

Micromedex 2.0 web-based mobile access – including Calculators
With web-based access you have the value of your facility’s Micromedex subscription, delivered via the device’s web browser allowing you to automatically connect anywhere you have an internet connection (cellular or WiFi). Micromedex 2.0 web-based access includes the same expert-reviewed, evidence-based drug information that you get on your desktop and now you have access on market-leading mobile operating systems:

  • Apple® iOS versions 3.X and above. You also get the added benefit of having Micromedex 2.0 optimized for use on an iPad™.
  • Android™ OS versions 2.1 and above.
  • Blackberry® using the Opera Mini browser version 4.2. Support for Blackberry OS 6 is coming.

Online support: http://www.micromedex.com/support/request/

New on device applications
Additionally, we have expanded your mobile access to include on device apps that allow you to access the same, trusted content in Micromedex 2.0 with the added ease-of-use that comes with mobile apps. An internet connection is not required, so you can find answers anytime, anywhere.

Micromedex Drug Information - FREE
Access summary drug information (DrugPoints) on Apple iOS versions 3.X and above. Support for Android OS 2.2 and above is coming in August.

Micromedex Drug Interactions – FREE with your Micromedex subscription
Access drug-drug interactions on Apple iOS versions 3.X and above. Support for Android OS 2.2 and above is coming soon.

Micromedex IV Compatibility (coming soon) - FREE with an IV INDEX subscription
Access Solution, Y-Site and Admixture compatibility information on Apple iOS is coming soon. Support for Android is coming later this year.

To access the Micromedex Drug Information app simply download the app from the Apple iTunes® App Store or theAndroid Market. Micromedex Drug Interactions and Micromedex IV Compatibility require a password that can be found on the MOBILE (or handheld PDA) link in Micromedex. Follow the instructions on the MOBILE (handheld PDA) page to download these apps.