The Medical Letter and Tarascon, a publisher of medical pocketbooks, are partnering on Tarascon's latest PDA drug tool, the Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe Edition for Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds.

According to the companies, the Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe Edition will include The Medical Letter's Adverse Drug Interactions database to provide physicians with a fully integrated application for checking multiple drug interactions.

"'The Medical Letter's Adverse Drug Interactions' database is intended to provide physicians with clinically oriented, unbiased interactions information needed to make responsible prescribing decisions," said Gianna Zuccotti, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Editor of The Medical Letter. "Including the adverse drug interactions database in the 'Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia' gives physicians access to this crucial information right at the point-of-care."

In addition to The Medical Letter's Adverse Drug Interactions database, the companies said the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe Edition will also include expanded drug information from the Deluxe Edition of the print Pocket Pharmacopoeia, continuous ongoing drug information updates via the Internet, support for most external memory cards, a integrated Herbal & Alternative Therapy section, 47 reference tables and nine dynamic medical formula calculators, and extensive pediatric drug dosing information.