Unbound and Merck announce product bundles for web and mobile

[From Brian Cairy] Unbound Medicine has announced the release of two new bundled products for the web and mobile devices, The Merck Manual with Patient Symptoms Guide and The Merck Manual Suite + Davis's Drug Guide. Both bundles incorporate the newly released Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms and allow users to access information via PDA, the web, or their mobile devices including the iPhone and BlackBerry.

The Merck Manual with Patient Symptoms Guide combines the world¹s most widely used medical reference, The Merck Manual, with the all new Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms. This powerful package allows you to consult the concise Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms to quickly review etiology, evaluation, and immediate treatment of 88 presenting symptoms then link directly to the details of specific diseases in The Merck Manual.

The Merck Manual Suite + Davis's Drug Guide now cross-linked with The Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms combines authoritative disease and symptom information with an award-winning drug guide. Search The Merck Manual or Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms for the information you need to understand a disease. Then link directly to the comprehensive drug monographs for dosages, contraindications, potential drug interactions, and patient education.

In conjunction with these offerings, Unbound Medicine has released a new supporting website. The Merck Manual for Mobile and Web site offers visitors the opportunity to view sample content or download 60 topics to their PDA or smartphone for free. At the same URL subscribers access site content in a view that is optimized for their mobile web device.

Regular automatic updates guarantee that you stay current. Your reference is always available at the point of need via PDA, Web, Smartphone, Blackberry, and iPhone.

Unbound's Platform
The mobile and Web edition, powered by the innovative Unbound™ Platform, is a fully integrated, multi-channel digital product. End users have the option of downloading to a smartphone or PDA or wirelessly accessing essential clinical information via the web using a mobile web device such as iPhone, BlackBerry, or iPod touch. Unbound's mobile interface is customized for each device and optimized for display on small screens. All interfaces ensure that health care providers have immediate access to regularly updated information from any location—hospital, office, community, or home.

To learn more visit the Merck Manual for Mobile and Web site or download a free trial of the Mobile edition.