Comparison

Maudsley Deprescribing Guide vs Vetrics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Maudsley Deprescribing Guide

This app offers evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals and interested individuals on safely discontinuing psychiatric medications. It covers antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and Z-drugs, providing principles, tapering regimens, and troubleshooting for withdrawal symptoms. The free version includes sample content, with full access available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based deprescribing guidelines
  • Covers antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs
  • Patient-centered approach
  • Distinguishes withdrawal from underlying symptoms
  • Hyperbolic tapering guidance
  • Step-by-step tapering regimens
  • Troubleshooting withdrawal issues
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"Try before you buy"-Download the FREE App,which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for safely discontinuing antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and Z-drugs. This resource is essential for healthcare professionals aiming to optimize patient care and minimize medication-related harm. It emphasizes a patient-centered approach, ensuring that deprescribing is conducted thoughtfully and effectively. Most formal guidance on psychiatric medication relates to starting or switching medications with minimal guidance on deprescribing medication. In 2023, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations called for patients, as a human right, to be informed of their right to discontinue treatment and to receive support to do so. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines fills a significant gap in guidance for clinicians by providing comprehensive and authoritative information on this important aspect of treatment. This evidence-based handbook provides an overview of principles to be used in deprescribing. This is derived from fundamental scientific principles and the latest research on this topic, combined with emerging insights from clinical practice (including from patient experts). Building on the recognised brand of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines, and the prominence of the authors’ work, including in The Lancet Psychiatry on tapering antidepressants (the most read article across all Lancet titles when it was released). The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines covers topics such as: - Why and when to deprescribe antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids and z-drugs - Barriers and enablers to deprescribing including physical dependence, social circumstances, and knowledge about the discontinuation process - Distinguishing withdrawal symptoms, such as poor mood, anxiety, insomnia, and a variety of physical symptoms from symptoms of the underlying disorder that medication was intended to treat - The difference between physical dependence and addiction/substance use disorder - Explanation of why and how to implement hyperbolic tapering in clinical practice - Specific guidance on formulations of medication and techniques for making gradual reductions, including using liquid forms of medication, and other approaches - Step-by-step guidance for safely stopping all commonly used antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids and z-drugs, including fast, moderate and slow tapering regimens or schedules for each drug, and guidance on how to tailor these to an individual - Troubleshooting issues which can arise on stopping these medications, including akathisia, withdrawal symptoms, acute or protracted, and relapse. - Written for anyone interested in safe deprescribing of psychiatric medications including psychiatrists, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, medical trainees, and interested members of the public. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines is an essential resource on the subject that provides practical guidance on how to improve patient outcomes in this field of medicine. Disclaimer : App developers do not endorse or recommend any specific medications. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting, changing, or stopping any medication. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 1119823021 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9781119823025 If you have any questions or comments,email us any time:customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms & Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author:Deanna Mark Horowitz; David M. Taylor Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

About

Vetrics

This medical app provides veterinary professionals with essential clinical calculations and drug references for emergency and critical care. It offers tools for infusions, dosing, fluid management, toxicology, and diagnostic scoring, all designed for speed and accuracy at the bedside.

Highlights
  • Constant-rate infusion calculators
  • Drug dosing and concentration calculations
  • Fluid rates, electrolyte corrections, nutrition
  • Toxicology exposure calculations
  • CPR Code Runner with metronome
  • Anesthesia planning and emergency drug dosing
  • Diagnostic scoring and reference tools
  • Offline access to all features
Features
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Vetrics — we do the math so you can do the medicine. Vetrics is a clinical calculation and reference tool built for the veterinary emergency and critical-care team. It's designed for speed and accuracy at the bedside, where the math has to be right the first time. Calculators • Constant-rate infusions (single and multi-drug) with a rate reference and step-by-step math • Drug dosing to mL of your stocked concentration • Fluid rates, electrolyte corrections, nutrition • Toxicology exposure calculations Critical care & anesthesia • CPR Code Runner with a RECOVER-aligned metronome, timers, and event log • Anesthesia planning sheet with emergency-drug dosing • Insulin / DKA CRI protocol Point-of-care diagnostics & scoring • Blood gas, lactate, coagulation, urinalysis, POCUS, cytology • SIRS, pain scales, IRIS staging, Modified Glasgow Coma Scale, APPLE-fast, and more Drug reference • 90+ commonly used emergency and critical-care drugs for quick, at-the-bedside lookup • Antimicrobial spectrum and dosing reference Built for the workflow • Works fully offline — every calculator and drug reference is available with no connection with subscription and during free trial • Copy any result to your clipboard for quick sharing and easy documentation • Save and export records to PDF • Every result shows the concentration and the math Vetrics is a reference aid for licensed veterinary professionals. It does not replace clinical judgment; all calculations should be independently verified before administration. Vetrics Core unlocks the full calculator suite with a 30-day free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Maudsley Deprescribing Guide4 screens
Vetrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vetrics at 5.0 against Maudsley Deprescribing Guide's 1.0. Vetrics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Maudsley Deprescribing Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maudsley Deprescribing Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vetrics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Maudsley Deprescribing Guide versus Vetrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaudsley Deprescribing GuideVetrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncSmall Animal Surgeries Inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maudsley Deprescribing Guide

One-time1
  • Maudsley Deprescribing Guide$48.99
None

Vetrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maudsley Deprescribing Guide free?
Maudsley Deprescribing Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vetrics free?
Vetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maudsley Deprescribing Guide or Vetrics?
Vetrics is rated higher. Maudsley Deprescribing Guide averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Vetrics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Maudsley Deprescribing Guide or Vetrics have ads?
Maudsley Deprescribing Guide shows ads; Vetrics does not.

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