Pharmacy PDA Software

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2006

Currently, there are more than 800 clinical applications for personal digital assistant (PDA) devices.  How do you know which are good and those which are not?  What are you willing to pay for these applications and which of them are actually free?  Lastly, how do you find them without searching for hours on the internet?  What is a busy pharmacist to do?

Why Use a PDA?                                                                                                                  Even though there is an initial investment for the PDA, which varies by the type you purchase, it can save time and money, decrease errors and improve patient safety.  A PDA can provide the pharmacist with the portability that you need and the references that you require to provide timely and accurate consultations with physicians, nurses and patients.  Software types currently available include drug databases, others allow pharmacists to track patients, check laboratory values, perform kinetic and dosing calculations, collect drug-utilization data, prevent adverse drug interactions, document interventions, maintain formulary management and much more.

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