Mosby's Drug Reference
Over 5,000 Drug Listings
How much does Mosby's Drug Reference cost?
Prices are current as of 6 Oct 2026.
1 subscription from $45.99
In the United States, Mosby's Drug Reference has 1 subscription priced $45.99. It comes with a 14 days free trial.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mosby's Drug Reference | AnnualTrial: 14 days | $45.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 284 | 9.4K | 4.3K | 4.1K | 1.6K | 777 | 508 | 226 | 199 | 114 | 71 |
| Released | 2015 | 2011 | 2010 | 2015 | 2015 | 2016 | 2022 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Annual price | $45.99 | $38.99 | $9.99 | — | $19.99 | $31.49 | — | $35.99 | $31.99 | — | — |
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Mosby's Drug Reference reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 284 reviews.
What people like
- Easy to read and use.
- Great for quick patient questions.
- Very reliable drug information source.
What they complain about
- Many common drugs are missing.
- App is not worth the price.
- You cannot preview info before buying.
Great, but would be greater if there was a version for people in the dental field.
I have the hard copy of Mosby’s Dental Drug Reference, it would be great if an app version can be created for it. The nursing one is great, but it doesn’t contain all of the dental contraindications that the book has. I hope you guys make one!
Subpar
Routinely does not have drugs that I’m looking for
What is the drug reference
I have used this in the past in my nursing school days, over 20 years ago. It is just a great reference, back in the day and today. I’ve always recommend this drug reference book, to my colleagues and new nursing students.
Minimal customization
Not for Canadian market, (doesn't have things like Ventolin or Diclectin). Not categorized and searchable by drug class or disease or anything. Cannot customize what info to show first for each drug. Really disappointed and I will likely not renew subscription next year.
It’s ok
I’m a nursing student and for the most part it works ok. Every time I search norco or hydrocodone hydrochlorothiazide comes up. Meds are missing too. Don’t remember which ones because I had to resort to lexicomp on the desktop but I feel like for $50 the app should be updated more often.
Question about favorite list?
Is there a way to separate mine and my husbands favorites?
Mosby’s drug reference
I’m a nurse, and unfortunately while trying to look up my patients meds most of them weren’t there. Not worth the $$
VKEN
It is my daily bible and always reading one medication each day. Easy to read and follow because it is organise similar to our body system.
RN
Will suspend subscription. Can’t find common drug. Uses generic name first. Can’t pull up drug from favorites list.
Disappointed
I bought this drug book to use at home yo look up medication before I took it. Aim a retired RN. Since I bought this(about 2 Weeks ago) I have looked up probably about 6 medicines. At least 3 wasn't in the drug book. Some of these were old medicines and should nave been. I downloaded "Webb MD Drugs" and every medicine I look up is in it. It was free!!! Looks like I wasted 45 dollars!!! I'm giving 3 stars because the Meds that you find in have a lot of information about them.
Excellent Resource for Medication Information
I have been using the Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference since the for edition was published. Yes that dates me. However, it has always been a very reliable resource for information about medications I administered to my patients. It was also an excellent resource for my nursing students, and one that they could take with them into the nursing field after graduation. The drugs have always been listed alphabetically by generic name, which initially not all references did. This is invaluable in looking up drugs more quickly. Having the drug reference is very helpful, even now that I am retired. I still get asked questions by others. I can quickly look up the information on the app in my phone without having to take the time to do an internet search. I would definitely recommend this resource to those that need a good reference for drug information.
Missing drugs
I’ve been a nurse for a while and in my downtime I look up random drugs and have found this app to be woefully lacking on the drugs I want to know more about. In 3 months, I have come across 19 drugs we have used but are not listed in this reference. That’s pathetic.
Not what I was hoping for.
This does not have drugs such as etomidate, and ketamine available.
ER RN
Everything I need to know on the fly when giving new meds! Very helpful in assisting me to answer pt and family questions. Not to mention safety of contraindications and administration route/dilution and time!!
SCAM: misleading and worthless
App does *nothing* — it’s worthless, and you CANNOT “preview” anything until you fork over $45.00. At which point you’ve wasted $45.00, because the “drug information/database” is old, outdated, incomplete, and lacking in content (current drugs, et al)
Disappointing
Disappointed in this app. Many of the drugs I try to look up are not included. Categories drugs are listed in are strange. Not worth the $$ I paid.
Great drug reference!!!
This is the easiest and best to use mobile drug reference I have used. I would recommend it to everyone!
Inadequate
I'm a practicing physician and this app is not up to the task. Couldn't find mitotane or fosfomycin today. Not worth the memory it takes up on your device
Disappointed
I purchased this app to help me with clinicals and so I would have to take my drug with me to clinicals. When I was searching for some of the drugs I needed to look ( they are not new drugs either) I couldn't find them or there classification. I spent a lot of money on this app to use as a resource and the book and neither one is very helpful.
Horrible
Did not give me any insight at all.
Incomplete listings
Very poor reference. A number of pulmonary agents are missing. The company has no interest in improving the listings. Avoid this incomplete drug reference.
Would give it zero if I could
This is not a free app, it's a free advertisement you can download to have to purchase anything of value. It has a huge list of drugs...none of which you can actually see info on. Thousands of drugs listed, only a handful of obscure ones you can even look at. More bait and switch in apps.
Mosby's Drug Reference price by country
An annual subscription costs $14.11 in Egypt and $68.72 in Colombia — 5× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | Annual |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $45.99 |
| Albania | $55.19 |
| Algeria | $45.99 |
| Angola | $45.99 |
| Anguilla | $45.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $45.99 |
| Argentina | $45.99 |
| Armenia | $54.99 |
| Australia | A$70.99$51.07 |
| Austria | €48.99$56.97 |
| Azerbaijan | $45.99 |
| Bahamas | $50.99 |
| Bahrain | $50.99 |
| Barbados | $53.99 |
| Belarus | $54.99 |
| Belgium | €48.99$56.97 |
| Belize | $45.99 |
| Benin | $45.99 |
| Bermuda | $45.99 |
| Bhutan | $45.99 |
| Bolivia | $45.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €47.99$55.80 |
| Botswana | $45.99 |
| Brazil | R$249.90$49.00 |
| British Virgin Islands | $45.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $45.99 |
| Bulgaria | €47.99$55.80 |
| Burkina Faso | $45.99 |
| Cambodia | $45.99 |
| Cameroon | $54.99 |
| Canada | CA$57.99$40.84 |
| Cape Verde | $45.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $45.99 |
| Chad | $45.99 |
| Chile | CLP 43,900$46.99 |
| China | CN¥298.00$44.28 |
| Colombia | COP 214,900$68.72 |
| Congo | $45.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $45.99 |
| Costa Rica | $45.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $45.99 |
| Croatia | €51.10$59.42 |
| Cyprus | €47.99$55.80 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 1,220.00$58.60 |
| Denmark | DKK 379.00$58.94 |
| Dominica | $45.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $45.99 |
| Ecuador | $45.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 719.99$14.11 |
| El Salvador | $45.99 |
| Estonia | €48.99$56.97 |
| Fiji | $45.99 |
| Finland | €49.99$58.13 |
| France | €49.99$58.13 |
| Gabon | $45.99 |
| Gambia | $45.99 |
| Georgia | $53.99 |
| Germany | €47.99$55.80 |
| Ghana | $45.99 |
| Greece | €49.99$58.13 |
| Grenada | $45.99 |
| Guatemala | $45.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $45.99 |
| Guyana | $45.99 |
| Honduras | $45.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$358.00$45.66 |
| Hungary | HUF 18,490$59.12 |
| Iceland | $57.03 |
| India | ₹4,199.00$44.27 |
| Indonesia | IDR 729,000$41.35 |
| Iraq | $45.99 |
| Ireland | €49.99$58.13 |
| Israel | ₪145.90$48.31 |
| Italy | €49.99$58.13 |
| Jamaica | $45.99 |
| Japan | ¥5,300$34.46 |
| Jordan | $45.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 19,990.00$44.01 |
| Kenya | $53.99 |
| Kosovo | €47.99$55.80 |
| Kuwait | $45.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $45.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $45.99 |
| Latvia | €48.99$56.97 |
| Lebanon | $45.99 |
| Liberia | $45.99 |
| Libya | $45.99 |
| Lithuania | €48.99$56.97 |
| Luxembourg | €47.99$55.80 |
| Macao | $45.99 |
| Macedonia | $45.99 |
| Madagascar | $45.99 |
| Malawi | $45.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 204.90$50.47 |
| Maldives | $45.99 |
| Mali | $45.99 |
| Malta | €47.99$55.80 |
| Mauritania | $45.99 |
| Mauritius | $45.99 |
| Mexico | MX$1,099.00$64.91 |
| Micronesia | $45.99 |
| Moldova | $54.99 |
| Mongolia | $45.99 |
| Montenegro | €40.99$47.66 |
| Montserrat | $45.99 |
| Morocco | $45.99 |
| Mozambique | $45.99 |
| Myanmar | $45.99 |
| Namibia | $45.99 |
| Nauru | $45.99 |
| Nepal | $45.99 |
| Netherlands | €48.99$56.97 |
| New Zealand | NZ$78.99$46.19 |
| Nicaragua | $45.99 |
| Niger | $45.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 20,500.00$15.51 |
| Norway | NOK 509.00$55.09 |
| Oman | $47.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 8,100$29.19 |
| Palau | $45.99 |
| Panama | $45.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $45.99 |
| Paraguay | $45.99 |
| Peru | PEN 177.90$53.10 |
| Philippines | ₱2,350.00$37.58 |
| Poland | PLN 229.99$61.99 |
| Portugal | €49.99$58.13 |
| Qatar | QAR 167.99$46.15 |
| Romania | RON 239.99$53.10 |
| Russia | RUB 4,350.00$50.34 |
| Rwanda | $45.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $45.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 197.99$52.80 |
| Senegal | $45.99 |
| Serbia | €48.99$56.97 |
| Seychelles | $45.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $45.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 65.98$52.37 |
| Slovakia | €48.99$56.97 |
| Slovenia | €49.99$58.13 |
| Solomon Islands | $45.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 799.99$50.00 |
| South Korea | ₩61,000$45.49 |
| Spain | €48.99$56.97 |
| Sri Lanka | $45.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $45.99 |
| St. Lucia | $45.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $45.99 |
| Suriname | $45.99 |
| Swaziland | $45.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 529.00$55.16 |
| Switzerland | CHF 46.00$56.79 |
| Taiwan | NT$1,390.00$44.13 |
| Tajikistan | $52.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 104,900.00$39.65 |
| Thailand | THB 1,620.00$49.24 |
| Tonga | $45.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $45.99 |
| Tunisia | $45.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 799.99$16.50 |
| Turkmenistan | $45.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $45.99 |
| Uganda | $45.99 |
| Ukraine | $54.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 177.99$48.50 |
| United Kingdom | £40.99$55.54 |
| United States | $45.99 |
| Uruguay | $47.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $52.99 |
| Vanuatu | $45.99 |
| Venezuela | $45.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫1,039,000$40.07 |
| Yemen | $45.99 |
| Zambia | $45.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $54.99 |
Mosby's Drug Reference FAQ
- Is Mosby's Drug Reference free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $45.99 (US), across 1 subscription.
- Does Mosby's Drug Reference have a free trial?
- Yes — a 14 days free trial (US).
- Where is Mosby's Drug Reference cheapest?
- An annual subscription costs EGP 719.99 (≈$14.11) in Egypt and COP 214,900 (≈$68.72) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Mosby's Drug Reference?
- Davis Drug Guide For Nurses (4.8 from 9,433 reviews, premium from $38.99), Pocket Pharmacist (4.7 from 4,262 reviews, premium from $0.99) and PEPID® (4.7 from 4,099 reviews).
Mosby's Drug Reference download
Last updated 4 months ago.
Mosby's Drug Reference sells in 175 countries. It was released 11 years and 3 months ago, on 11 Jun 2015. It holds a 4.6 rating from 284 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Mosby's Drug Reference make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- Annual 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 88%
- Canada 10%
- Australia 1%
- Ireland 1%