Unbound Medicine has added select medical reference titles from Merck & Co. to its hand-held and Web-based offerings. The vendor is offering access to MerckMedicus.com software via its subscription-based knowledge platform.
Merck & Co. recently enhanced the software to offer clinical reference information over an Internet connection, rather than requiring physicians to synch their mobile hardware to a desktop computer to receive an update. The software offers access to a variety of medical titles, including "The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy," "Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests," and abstracts of various medical journals and news.
Unbound Medicine subscribers now can access the titles on MerckMedicus.com on their handhelds. The vendor's technology can be used on smart phones, BlackBerry devices or PDAs running the Palm OS or Windows Mobile operating systems.