AAN Partners Program Case Study: Epocrates

Member Challenge

AAN member Jonathan Bekenstein, MD, was searching for clinical reference tools that could be used at the point-of-care. Bekenstein wanted resources that were versatile enough to use with his mobile electronic assistant, but comprehensive enough to include drug and disease reference tools, as well as coding references.

Partners Program Match

Epocrates clinical references for mobile assistants offers an array of convenient drug and disease databases, diagnostic resources, coding guides, and more. Epocrates is the leading mobile/online drug reference maker, with more than 200,000 US physicians as active users. With an increase in the amount and breadth of information that physicians need to know and retain, Epocrates provides solutions to save time while staying up-to-date. According to the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, more than 60 percent of physicians who use Epocrates believe that using Epocrates drug reference has helped them to avoid three or more adverse drug events in the prior month.

Partners Program Solution

Epocrates helped Bekenstein practice more efficiently and effectively without ever having to leave his patients to look up information. "This intuitive program—at a basic level—provides updated information on dosing, side effects, and indications," says Bekenstein, now a veteran Epocrates user.

"The MultiCheck® feature for establishing possible drug/drug interactions and IV compatibility is perhaps the one feature I have used most over the years. Epocrates has added features that now include information about herbal and over-the-counter medications, mechanism of action, real world prices, metabolism, and pharmacokinetic data. Among all my medically relevant handheld programs, Epocrates is my most frequently used," says Bekenstein.

Epocrates Discount Offered

AAN members receive a 20-percent discount and student, resident, and fellow members save 50-percent on Epocrates products, including the Epocrates Essentials suite, an all-in-one package of clinical reference and diagnostic applications.

Take Advantage of Your Partners Program Benefits

Learn more about AAN member discounts on Epocrates products and other member benefits available through the AAN Partners Program. For additional information, visit or contact AAN Member Services at (800) 879-1960 or (651) 695-2717 (international).

Note: International members are able to search the drug database by generic names only.