# epocrates: Drug Info & Pill ID

> Dosing, Interactions, & Labs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id281935788](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id281935788)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id281935788`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Epocrates
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (7,145 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2019-02-12
- **Size:** 226 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/epocrates-drug-info-pill-id/id281935788)
- **Website:** [https://www.epocrates.com](https://www.epocrates.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.epocrates.com/privacy](http://www.epocrates.com/privacy)

## Description

1M+ clinicians rely on epocrates for fast, reliable drug references, interaction checks, guidelines, and calculators—support at the point of care. Make safer, faster clinical decisions—wherever you practice. epocrates is the trusted clinical reference app for physicians (MDs/DOs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician associates (PAs), pharmacists, and medical students—helping you confidently prescribe, calculate dosages, and save time. Top tools for busy clinicians include: Comprehensive Drug Reference (6,000+ Rx and OTC monographs), Drug Interaction Checker (up to 30 medications), Pill Identifier (imprint, shape, color, or image), Lab Reference Values, Dosing Calculators, Symptom Checker & Disease Reference, Herbs & Supplements Database, and Offline Access.

Whether you’re searching by pill identifier, ICD-10 codes, or looking up a prescription, epocrates delivers fast results with evidence-based guidance and real-time safety alerts. It’s the #1-rated clinical app trusted by U.S. physicians, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, and medical students, used by millions each month and continuously updated by medical editors. It saves hours weekly by unifying prescribing, lab lookups, and decision support in one comprehensive tool. Download now to support safer, faster prescribing with the leading app trusted by over 2M prescribers.

## Rankings

- #22,192 — Overall
- #65 — reduce

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Epocrates as a long-standing, quick, and accurate drug information resource for dosing and interactions. However, recurring issues center on new paywalls: weekly free-view limits, high subscription costs, and intrusive ads that gate essential content. Many users report crashes and instability after updates, plus workflow disruptions from pop-ups. Together, these changes have driven many long-time users to seek alternatives, despite the app's continued value as a fast reference at point of care.

### Pros

- Concise, authoritative prescribing information and interactions (long-standing trust in drug info)
- Quick, reliable drug dosing reference at point of care
- Long-standing, trusted tool used by clinicians for many years
- Easy to use and versatile drug information resource

### Cons

- Weekly free-view limits and paywalls restricting drug lookups
- High subscription costs and shift to Epocrates+ for full access
- Ad-heavy free version with content gating that hinders basic use
- App instability and crashes after updates, disrupting workflow
- Pop-up prompts and upgrade nudges disrupt day-to-day clinical use

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id281935788)