GP Antibiotics vs Paediatric Formulary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GP Antibiotics
A free, searchable pocket reference for current NHS antimicrobial guidelines. It provides up-to-date information on antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal management for common infections in adults and children. Designed for healthcare professionals, it includes dosing, duration, and alternative options.
- Searchable pocket reference
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde guidelines
- Antimicrobial management
- Adult and child infection guidance
- Dosing and duration details
- First-line and alternative options
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GP Antibiotics is a simple, searchable, pocket reference for the current NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde antimicrobial guidelines. It has a clean modern user interface. Best of all it's entirely free! This app should prove invaluable to all general practitioners, physicians, junior doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other medical staff and healthcare professionals working within primary care. It contains up-to-date antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and other antimicrobial management guidelines for the infections commonly encountered in adults and children. GP Antibiotics includes guidance for central nervous system, genital tract, gastro-intestinal, HIV, immunocompromised, lower respiratory tract, skin/ soft tissue, tropical, upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections in adults and children. Doses, frequencies, durations of treatment, first-line, second-line and penicillin allergic options are provided. Our aim is to improve the provision of healthcare. Our app collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the guidelines and the app. We are also interested in the global usage of antibiotics and the relationship with antibiotic resistance. If you do not want the app to collect anonymous usage data, this can be easily disabled within the app's preferences. GP Antibiotics is an official collaboration between: - Dr Andrew Seaton, infectious diseases consultant at the NHS Glasgow Brownlee Centre for Infectious and Communicable Diseases, and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde prescribing team WITH - Dr Samuel Leighton, a foundation junior doctor with an interest in app development, and Mr Michael Park, professional software developer both at the independent Scottish medical app developers Polwarth Limited
Paediatric Formulary
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A practical and current paediatric medicines formulary, used by a leading UK Children's Hospital.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GP Antibiotics at every 5 months against Paediatric Formulary's every 34 months. GP Antibiotics also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GP Antibiotics ships an update every 5 months, Paediatric Formulary every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GP Antibiotics | Paediatric Formulary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turing Limited | UBQO Limited |
In-app purchases
GP Antibiotics
No in-app purchases
Paediatric Formulary
No in-app purchases
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