# Merck Manual Professional

> Stay up-to-date with the Merck Manual Professional App.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mm.professional](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mm.professional)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.mm.professional`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Merck & Co Inc
- **Category:** MEDICAL
- **Downloads:** 86,222
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (591 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-05
- **First published:** 2016-06-09
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 189 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mm.professional)
- **Website:** [http://www.merckmanuals.com](http://www.merckmanuals.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/resourcespages/Mobile-App-Specific-Privacy-Policy](https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/resourcespages/Mobile-App-Specific-Privacy-Policy)

## Description

The Merck Manual Professional App is a comprehensive medical reference designed for healthcare practitioners and students. It offers thousands of regularly updated topics covering major medical and surgical specialties, including etiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment. The app features high-quality photos and illustrations of various disorders, concise instructional videos on outpatient procedures, and detailed drug reference information. 

Users can enhance their knowledge through interactive quizzes and case simulations that test diagnostic and treatment skills. Additionally, the app provides current medical news, expert editorials, and practical clinical guidance to stay informed about ongoing medical advancements. Downloading requires a two-step process to ensure complete content installation. This app is free, ad-free, and intended for use by healthcare professionals in the U.S., its territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

## Rankings

- #235,955 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.mm.professional.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

The Merck Manual Professional app is praised for its authoritative and comprehensive medical content, ease of offline use, and practical tools appreciated by healthcare professionals and students. However, users report significant issues with app stability, particularly crashes during search and problems updating on newer Android versions. Additional drawbacks include missing integrated drug info within the app, poor printing support, and search function limitations. Overall, it remains an essential and trusted resource but would benefit from technical improvements and added features.

### Pros

- Comprehensive and extensive medical content that is reliable and trusted.
- Useful offline access to medical information, facilitating usage without internet.
- Easy to navigate and search through the app, making it efficient for clinical practice.
- Highly valued by medical professionals and students as a primary resource for studying and reference.
- Includes useful features such as clinical pearls and calculators enhancing clinical utility.

### Cons

- Recent app updates causing crashes, especially during search, negatively impacting usability.
- Compatibility issues with newer Android versions causing freezing and inability to update.
- Lack of integrated drug information section within the app, requiring users to access an external website.
- Printing functionality is inadequate or unreadable when trying to export information.
- Search function could be improved for better performance and ease of use.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Merck Manual Consumer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mm.consumer) — 26,454 users, 4.50 / 5
- [Manual MSD versión pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalSpanish) — 1,476,296 users, 4.90 / 5
- [MSDマニュアルプロフェッショナル版](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalJapanese) — 63,403 users
- [MSD Manual für Fachkräfte](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalGerman) — 3,040 users
- [Manual MSD para Profissionais](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalPortugese) — 904,914 users, 4.61 / 5
- [Le Manuel MSD Professionnel](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalFrench) — 1,462,642 users, 4.50 / 5
- [Manuale MSD Professionisti](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalItalian) — 68,926 users
- [默沙东诊疗手册（医学专业人士版）](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalChinese) — 41,913 users, 4.82 / 5
- [Manual MSD público general](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.consumerSpanish) — 1,021,774 users, 4.72 / 5
- [Manual de Veterinaria MSD](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.vetspanish) — 17,697 users
- [Справочник MSD профи](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professionalRussian) — 85,727 users, 4.78 / 5
- [MSD Manual Professional](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msd.professional) — 2,723,918 users, 4.76 / 5

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mm.professional)