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Lexicomp’s I.V. Compatibility module is now available for your Lexicomp On-Hand subscription for Android™! By following the update instructions below, you can add this module to your existing Lexicomp On-Hand subscription. There is no additional charge for this enhancement.

The I.V. Compatibility module allows you to review compatibility and stability information for hundreds of parenteral medications and fluids. This module is based on information from the King® Guide to Parenteral Admixtures®. Thousands of clinicians are already using Lexicomp’s I.V. Compatibility module every day – now you can access this vital information on your Android smartphone or tablet as well.

To update your subscription to include I.V. Compatibility, follow these instructions:
Ensure you have a strong Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
On your Android device, tap the Market icon and search for Lexicomp.
Select Lexicomp and tap Update. When the warning appears, tap Accept & Download.
When the application is installed, tap the Lexicomp icon to access your software.

Anyway, I was reading through the MedicalSmarphones.com website and came across the video below demonstrating Epocrates Essentials for Android. It’s pretty cool. I’d love to see it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab or Motorola XOOM. As far as that goes I’d love to see Lexicomp software on a Samsung Galaxy Tab or Motorola XOOM as well.

The first thing that struck me was the sheer number of reference databases available from Lexi-comp. I’m a long time user of Lexi-Drugs, both paper and electronic, but have never really looked at other options. Because this was a beta test, Lexi-Comp sent me a laundry list of products to look at.

Medical references installed included:

- Lexi-Drugs
- Pediatric Lexi-Drugs
- Nursing Lexi-Drugs
- Pharmacogenomics
- Natural Products
- Infectious Diseases
- Lab and Diagnostic Procedures
- Harrison’s Practice
- 5 – Minute Clinical Consult
- 5 – Minute Pediatric Consult
- AHFS Essentials
- Lexi-Tox
- Drug Allergy
- Pregnancy and Lactation
- and so and so forth for a total of 31 drug and medical references of various shapes and sizes.

In addition to the reference applications, the Lexi-Comp package came with a drug interaction analyzer, which I put through quite a battery of tests and was pleased with the results.

I make a living as a pharmacist and can say hands down that Lexi-Comp has created one heck of a product. The references are easy to use, intuitive and every bit the high quality I’ve come to expect from Lexi-Comp. They should be congratulated for creating a fine product.

At this point I only wish that I had screen shots to put in the post, but alas I have yet to figure out an easy way to grab screen images directly from the Droid. If I am able to get some good images along the way, I will be sure to update the post. Until then I encourage you to visit the Lexi-Comp Android page where you will find a screen cast video and a few images of the Lexi-Comp drug interaction analyzer.

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of “What’d I Miss?”. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time that marks the beginning of my favorite time of the year. It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump until the New Year.  Squeeze Christmas in there and you have the best 6 week span of the year. Good times, good times.

As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.

- The Twilight Saga: New Moon was #1 at the box office last weekend. No surprise there, my daughters have already seen it twice. While in Las Vegas this week my family and I took the time to go see Disney’s A Christmas Carol. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.

- Life in the Fast Lane has a great blog on Social Media and Healthcare. It’s interesting to me how popular social networking has become among healthcare providers. I believe it will continue to evolve into something we have yet to consider, especially as more and more hospitals like mine find new ways to deprive people access to these incredbly valuable tools.

- Would you like to learn CPR from your iPhone? Well, now you can with PocketCPR. “PocketCPR for iPhone ™ provides REAL-TIME feedback and instructions on CPR that empowers ANYONE to learn and practice CPR.” Watch the demo, it’s interesting.

- Microsoft continues to develop their presence in the healthcare industry with Health Tech Today, their monthly onlince video series. It’s kind of neat.

- I saw a post today on how to have a Vegan Thanskgiving. I believe that classifies as blasphenmy.

- I’ve been looking for a new, small slate model tablet with an 8-10 inch screen. There are several to chose from and the Cool Rui X9 with Windows 7 is definitely on my list of possibles. The X9 offers a 10.2” touch screen, 1GB or RAM, a 160GB hard drive and an Intel Atom N270 processor.

- Amazon announced an update for their Kindle e-reader that offers native PDF support and extends battery life.

- I continue to play with Google Wave as I think it may provide a practical platform for pharmacists across the country to collaborate on various projects. My brother and I spent some time after Thanksgiving luch discussing Wave and his general disinterest in the application. He doesn’t see a use for it. I had difficulty arguing my case as I haven’t spent much time using it. For those of you interested in the possible uses for Wave, I encourage you to read  “5 Impressive Real-Life Google Wave Use Cases” at Mashable.

- Have you seen the new AT&T commercial that says you can surf the web and talk on their network at the same time, but not on Verizon’s? Well, that’s a complete load of crap. I can’t testify to what AT&T and the iPhone can do, but yesterday I had two phone calls going at once on my Droid, one active and one on hold, while I was checking Google Maps for the closest Starbucks; all at the same time. It just makes me hate AT&T all the more.

- The Annals of Pharmacotherapy (Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 1964-1971): “Propylene Glycol Accumulation in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Intravenous Lorazepam Infusions – The continuous infusion rate and cumulative 24-hour lorazepam dose are strongly associated with and independently predict propylene glycol concentrations. Despite the absence of confirmed propylene glycol–associated adverse effects, clinicians should be aware that propylene glycol accumulation may occur with continuous-infusion lorazepam.” – Lorazepam infusions are very common in the ICU setting and are a very effecting method of sedation. The important thing to take away from the article is the lack of adverse effects associated with propylene glycol levels. In other words, it’s not time to change your clinical practice just yet.

- The Baltimore Sun: “As things stand now, the pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are also looking over the doctor’s shoulder, keeping track of how many prescriptions for whose drugs the individual physician is writing. And that data on the prescribing habits of thousands of doctors has become a powerful sales and marketing tool for the pharmaceutical industry, but also a source of growing concern among some elected officials, healthcare advocates and legal authorities” – It’s an interesting article, you should read it.

- The Android OS is gaining popularity for use on smartbooks/netbooks. I’d like to spend some time with one.

- Lexi-Comp is beta testing their comprehensive drug databases for the Android OS. I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the beta testers, which was quite exciting. On the downside, I quickly found that their beta version won’t store information to my microSD card making it virtually useless. The Lexi-Comp databases are rather large and quickly overtook the internal memory on my Droid. Lexi-Comp hopes to have the issue resolved shortly. I’ll keep you posted.

- Top searchphrases that brought people to my sight this week: “new lcd technology”,” ipod apps pharmacist”, “wireless medication tracking”, “pharmacy apps for itouch”, “siemens pharmacy short cuts”.

Have a great weekend everyone.

According to Lexi-Comp, Lexi-Drugs offers:

I’ve been using Lexi-Comp products for years, and have always found them to be a well designed and informative resource. Their paperback Drug Information Handbook is a mainstay in any hospital pharmacy. In fact, the 2008-2009 edition is sitting on the shelf right in front of me.

The combination of the iPhone and Lexi-Drugs make a great tool for pharmacists looking for expert drug information in a small package.