Medical App iPharmacy Downloads Topped 1 Million Copies

Sept. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Since its official launch in January 2010 on Apple App Store, SigmaPhone LLC's pharmacy app, iPharmacy, available on App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipharmacy-the-drug-medication/id348702163?mt=8, becomes one of the most popular medical apps. iPharmacy and its variant for iPhone, iPad, and Android (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sigmaphone.topmedfree) have been downloaded 1 million times in the last 20 months.

iPharmacy provides complete medication guide for over 20,000 FDA approved drugs, a pill identifier and a digital National Drug Code identifier. Consumers and medical professionals can conveniently identify drug by name, by shape, color and imprint, or by inputting the National Drug Code on the package. For each drug, the detailed prescribing information, including dosages, warnings and contraindications, will help users make medical decisions.

iPharmacy for iPhone is the best selling paid medical app of the year 2010 on Apple App Store and named as “Best iPhone App for Prescription Reference” in the O'Reilly book titled "Best iPhone Apps" (2nd edition). iPharmacy was also featured in numerous websites and newspapers, such as Chicago Tribune and Star Telegram, as one of the most useful medical apps.

"We only render medical contents from trusted resources, such as governmental agencies. Our goal is to make unbiased and sound medical information more accessible for consumers and professionals, especially for those hard-to-reach populations." said Jack Yang, CTO of SigmaPhone LLC.

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SigmaPhone is a software company focus on developing mobile applications for smartphone platforms, such as iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.