Medscape is a website providing access to medical information for clinicians; the organization also provides continuing education for physicians and health professionals.

While widely recognized medical websites such as WebMD and Medscape represent trusted sources of medical information, Merck Manuals Inc,–as a result of a recent internal online survey about attitudes toward medical information.

Medscape Reference is the most authoritative and accessible point-of-care medical reference available to physicians and other health care professionals on the Internet and via mobile devices.

Introduction. When Peter Frishauf created Medscape in 1995, his primary goal was to disseminate as much medical information as possible to the broadest and biggest professional audience possible, and to do it at no cost to the reader.

Yes. All of Medscape's content is available completely free of charge.


Both Medscape and Medscape Education are part of WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and the leading platform for health information services, serving patients, physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused