Epocrates have additional clinical tools, along with patient education materials available online from their free web-based drug and reference guide celebrex. There are pill pictures available online that Clinicians can reference, and this helps patients identify their prescribed medications.

It is not common for Physicians to discuss drug costs with their patients, because the information has not been historically easy to lay hands on. However now with the Epocrates drug database uninsured patients can get clinicians to look-up the average retail prices for medications.

If the patient is insured clinicians can also check for copay tiers and the coverage of a particular health plan. For either insured or uninsured patients the option to prescribe a lower-cost alternative may be viable.