Epocrates announced that its clinical software suite, Epocrates Essentials is now available for BlackBerry smartphones. In its recent press release, the software developer said that "BlackBerry smartphones are one of Epocrates' fastest growing platform with more than 20 percent growth among U.S. physicians in the past quarter." Epocrates Essentials is also available for Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone and iPod touch devices.

The Epocrates Essentials app for BlackBerry costs $269 for a two-year subscription or $159 for a one-year subscription.

Epocrates said that its point of care application is used to support clinical decisions from diagnosis to treatment and includes drug prescribing and safety information, thousands of peer-reviewed disease topics developed with the BMJ Group; hundreds of diagnostic and laboratory tests for interpretation and diagnostic support; hundreds of brand name OTC drug products with drug interactions; more than 600 alternative/herbal medicines; plus an infectious disease treatment guide.

Epocrates boasts more than 900,000 healthcare professionals, which includes one in three U.S. physicians and some 40 percent of medical students.

For more, read the company press release here.