# DIMS - ITmedicus

> Medical

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id944794906](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id944794906)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id944794906`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ITmedicus
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (612 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-14
- **First published:** 2014-12-18
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dims-itmedicus/id944794906)
- **Website:** [http://dimsbd.com/](http://dimsbd.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://dimsbd.com/](http://dimsbd.com/)

## Description

DIMS - ITmedicus is an offline drug index app for Bangladesh that delivers comprehensive drug information for clinicians, students, and healthcare professionals. It includes detailed drug entries with indications, dosage and administration, contraindications, side effects, precautions and warnings, FDA pregnancy category, therapeutic class, pack size and price. Users can search by brand name, generic name, or condition, and browse drugs by brands, generics, classes, and conditions. The app also supports favoriting drugs and tracking medical events, with synchronized data by strength, forms, generic name, price, and company, plus form-specific icons for quick recognition.

Developed by TWgBD (Telemedicine Working Group of Bangladesh), DIMS aims to be a premier, up-to-date reference for pharmaceutical information in the country. It is intended as a reference and educational tool and should not replace professional medical judgment or advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals for clinical decisions.

## Rankings

- #73,741 — Overall

## Review summary

Users say the app is a very helpful, essential drug reference for doctors, but the iOS version is plagued by stability and data gaps. Frequent crashes/not opening after updates, slow data fetch, and poor readability hurt usability. Android has more complete data (mode of action, dosing, broader drug list) than iOS. Requests include updates, iPad support, and login fixes. Despite value when it works, stability and parity with Android are major concerns.

### Pros

- Very helpful and important drug reference for doctors.
- Generally good and useful when the app is functioning.
- Widely used and relied upon by clinicians for quick drug information.
- Strong positive sentiment about its utility when it works.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and inability to open on iOS, especially after updates, across various devices.
- Incomplete drug data on iOS compared with Android (missing mechanism of action, adult/child dosing, renal dosing; fewer drugs).
- UI readability and performance issues on iOS (slow data fetch, long loading times, not responsive; text color makes names hard to read).
- Outdated app status and update issues plus missing iPad support and login/registration problems (no iPad version, update needed, password recovery/registration difficulties).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id944794906)