If you are a GP, pharmacist, or advanced nurse practitioner in UK primary care, count your current subscriptions. A Q-bank (Passmedicine, Pastest, or Quesmed — £35-150/year). A clinical reference (GPnotebook, BMJ Best Practice, or UpToDate — £200-400/year for personal access). A calculator tool (MDCalc Pro or equivalent — free with ads, or a paid app). A CPD tracker (FourteenFish — £50-95/year). Study resources (textbooks, courses, flashcard apps — variable).
That is 4-5 separate subscriptions, 4-5 separate logins, 4-5 separate interfaces, and £300-700+ per year — for tools that do not talk to each other, do not share your performance data, and do not create a coherent learning or clinical workflow.
iatroX replaces most of this stack with one platform. And most of it is free.
The Mapping
| Need | Traditional subscription | iatroX equivalent | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-bank (exam prep) | Passmedicine (£35-50/year), Pastest (£80-150/year), Quesmed (£15/month) | iatroX Q-Bank — adaptive, NICE-integrated | Free (core UK exams) / £29/month (GPhC, diplomas) |
| Clinical reference | GPnotebook (£199/year), BMJ Best Practice (£249/year), UpToDate (~$500/year) | Ask iatroX — instant NICE/BNF-cited clinical answers | Free |
| Clinical calculators | MDCalc (free with ads), Calculate by QxMD | iatroX Calculators — 80+ tools, UK-contextualised, no ads | Free |
| Condition reference | NICE CKS (free but navigation-heavy), Oxford Handbook (£30-40) | iatroX Academy — 402 condition pages mapped to UKMLA | Free |
| CPD evidence | FourteenFish (£50-95/year) | iatroX performance dashboard — tracks proficiency, generates evidence for reflective accounts | Free |
The Savings
For a GP trainee (AKT + MRCP + DRCOG): Traditional: Passmedicine AKT (£50) + Pastest MRCP (£150) + Passmedicine DRCOG (£40) + GPnotebook (£199) + FourteenFish (£50) = £489/year. iatroX: Free Q-Bank (AKT, MRCP) + DRCOG via Boards subscription + Ask iatroX (free) + Calculators (free) = £99/year. Annual saving: £390.
For a practising GP: Traditional: GPnotebook or BMJ Best Practice (£199-249) + FourteenFish (£50-95) + MDCalc (free with ads) = £249-344/year. iatroX: Ask iatroX (free) + Calculators (free) + Q-Bank for CPD (free) = £0/year. Annual saving: £249-344.
For a foundation trainee pharmacist: Traditional: Pre-Reg Shortcuts or PharmEducate (£200-400) + BNF app (free) = £200-400. iatroX: GPhC Q-Bank (£99/year) + Ask iatroX (free) + Calculators (free) = £99/year. Saving: £100-300.
What iatroX Does Not Replace
FourteenFish for formal appraisal submission. iatroX does not submit your appraisal portfolio to your Responsible Officer. FourteenFish or equivalent appraisal platforms remain necessary for the formal revalidation submission process. What iatroX provides is the CPD evidence (performance data, topic proficiency tracking) that feeds into your reflective accounts.
UpToDate for US/international clinical queries. If you need US or international guideline-aligned clinical answers, UpToDate remains the standard. Ask iatroX is UK-guideline-focused — NICE, CKS, BNF, SIGN.
Geeky Medics for OSCE preparation. iatroX is an MCQ and clinical reference platform. For clinical skills, communication stations, and OSCE preparation, Geeky Medics remains the strongest resource.
Why Integration Matters
Five separate tools create friction. You answer a Q-bank question wrong, then open a different tab to look up the guideline, then open another app to calculate the clinical score, then switch to a fourth platform to log the CPD.
On iatroX, the workflow is continuous. Get a Q-Bank question wrong → the explanation cites the NICE guideline → tap to ask Ask iatroX for a deeper explanation → the performance dashboard updates your proficiency → the next question adapts. One platform, one login, one workflow. The integration is not a convenience feature — it is a learning architecture that produces better outcomes because the feedback loop is immediate and unbroken.
Start at iatrox.com — most tools are free, no subscription required.