Micromedex Drug Information App

On March 31, 2014 some important cross-platform changes took place to the Micromedex Drug Information App.

Apple

If you previously downloaded the Micromedex Drug Information App, as of 3-31-14, the old app will no longer work. You will have to download the new Free Micromedex Drug Reference for Internet Subscribers, now available on the App store. There is no change in the app's features, but it now requires a download code and a quarterly update. Instructions on how to locate the code are below.

1. Delete the old app
2. Download the new app
3. Navigate to Micromedex from the library's e-resources page
4. Next click on Micromedex 2.0
5. Click on mobileMicromedex
6. Get subscription code for Apple and enter it into your device

Android 

No changes to the app.

Windows 8

Micromedex now has a app available for your device at no charge. You may locate the app from the Windows Store.



If you have any questions please contact the Pumerantz Library's reference and outreach department at 909-469-5323909-469-5323 or toll free at 909-888-704-1660 or by email at reference@westernu.edu.

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Pumerantz Library Android App

Pumerantz Library on the Go!

The Library now has a mobile app for Android users. Our app allows you to view library specific content and services.

Need to look for a book? Want to know what our hours of operation are? Want to ask a librarian a question? No problem, we have an app that does all that and more.

To download the app, scan the QR code below (what is a QR code), or navigate to the Android Market using this short URL http://bit.ly/wulibapp, or from the Android Market search for Pumerantz Library.

For more Android apps see the library’s mobile research guide.

VisualDx Enhancements

Starting today; March 1, 2011, VisualDx is releasing some new enhancements, a new app, more images, an enhanced search feature, and a team up with another database.

Android users rejoice, VisualDx has finally created an app for the Android platform. You can now enjoy the power of ViusalDx on your Droids, & G2's! Currently enrolled students, faculty and staff may sign up for VisualDx for Android here and click on "Get VisualDx mobile free".

Keyword enhanced search VisualDX has "expanded the Look up a Diagnosis search to include more general key terms we have found users to be entering frequently." You can now search more general terms and retrieve reliable results.

VisualDx and Up To Date have teamed up to offer enhanced services. Now when you perform a search in Up To Date, if the topic you look up has a correlation to topics or images covered in VisualDx you will be provided with an icon to view the diagnosis, treatment options, and images in VisualDx. Follow this link for an example, see the orange icon next to "See images of contact dermatitis in VisualDx".