The mobilePDR is coming back

The PDR or the Physicians' Desk Reference is a huge drug reference book. Several years ago, I remember using an application called the mobilePDR. Then, things changed and Thomson released the Clinical Xpert for the PDA/Smartphone (which included drug info). Now, it appears that Thomson Reuters is bringing the mobilePDR back.

The mobilePDR will be supported on:

• Apple iPhone and iPod touch
• BlackBerry OS 4.1 or higher
• Palm OS (original)
• Windows Mobile
• Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia)
• Google Android

Hmm, I don't see WebOS for the Palm Pre on that list right now. Maybe they forgot to include it. Or, perhaps they simply think that everyone who owns a Palm Pre will end up running MotionApp Classic emulator.

It's about time we start seeing some medical applications for Google Android. According to Thomson, mobilePDR will require about 100 MB of space and will be available to purchase on a memory card for $14.95. Of course, you can also download the application and install it yourself if you have already have a memory card.

Thomson Clinical Xpert

Do you use Thomson Clinical Xpert? I used this back in the days when it was called Micromedex. Remember those days? Currently, Clinical Xpert is only available for the original Palm OS and for Pocket PC (Windows Mobile). It's more than a simple drug database or drug reference guide. To get an idea about different types of databases, here's the list of what you can download:

Name (check ALL databases you want on your handheld PDA)	Approximate Size		Expires
	Palm	Pocket PC
Alternative Medicine Information	461 KB	461 KB	12/14/2010
Calculators	27 KB	27 KB	12/14/2010
Disease Information	4230 KB	4230 KB	12/14/2010
Drug Information	13769 KB	13769 KB	12/14/2010
Drug Interaction Tool	1400 KB	1400 KB	12/14/2010
Supplemental Info	2291 KB	2291 KB
Mobile Lab Advisor	2548 KB	2548 KB	12/14/2010
Toxicology Information	1013 KB	1013 KB	12/14/2010
Xpert Alerts™	5 KB	5 KB	12/31/2020
Auto-View Alerts	0 KB	0

It's great to have resources like this for the PDA/smartphone. Will we see a version of the Apple iPhone? What about Google Android or WebOS?