Health Sciences Resources for Mobile Devices

One of the largest free clinical reference tools. Requires free registration. Available for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android, and Kindle.

A list of common and obscure medical eponyms.  Available for most major platforms.

A tool that contains over 1,000 differential diagnoses.  Available also as an app for iOS and Android.

Free resource which allows you to look up any prescribable drug. Once the drug has been identified, the user has access to information such as adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, adverse reactions, effects on pregnancy and lactation, mechanism of action, and pricing and package information.  Available for Blackberry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

Drug database. $2.99/year subscription required.  iOS 3.0 or later (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) or Android (2.2 and up).

Drug charts with pricing. $45 subscription required.  App available for iPad, iPhone, or Android.

Provides practitioners with the latest recommendations for the appropriate use of antimicrobials and the optimal treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.  App available for iPhone, iPad or Android.

Purchase required through Unbound Medicine. Serves as a quick-reference tool (Point-of-Care Information Technology) for accessing the latest evidence-based information. This is decision-support tool for primary care physicians, specialists, nurses, pharmacists, medical students and other health care providers. App available for iPhone, iPad or Android.

Free medical calculator.  App available for iPhone, iPad or Android.

Free medical calculator.  Available for iPhone and iPad.

Free medical calculator. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Adult and adolescent guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

TOP clinical practice guidelines are available in a PDF version that has been specially formatted for small screens on mobile devices.

Protocols for pre-hospital assessment and care. App available for iPhone and iPad only.

Some material is available through a mobile-optimized site. Other material must be purchased through Skyscape (25% Discount).

An application designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.

A free database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Maintained by the Canadian Medical Association, it currently includes over 1200 CPGs developed or endorsed by an authorative medical or health organization in Canada.

As part of a project, funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the RNAO has developed several PDA versions of the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines. These mobile versions of the guidelines are specifically designed for viewing on PDAs or mobile phones.

Shots is a quick reference guide to the Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the 2007-2008 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.

Previously PubMed on Tap. This is an application that now allows you to search PubMed, PubMed Central, Google Scholar, JSTOR, LOC, arXiv and Web Of Science. (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPhone).

Unbound Medicine’s mobile apps and companion websites allow physicians, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians and students access to medical information wherever and whenever needed.

Many practice guidelines and textbooks are available through Skyscape. Skyscape, in collaboration with the University of Alberta Library, offer a 10% discount on purchases for mobile devices.

Offers regular commentary on mobile medicine and reviews of new apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry. Written by medical professionals.

From PubMed