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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EPOCRATES INC [EPOC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12-04:00/2013 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10282 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/12-04:00/2013   U   2,765,754 D (2) 0 I See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.17

03/12-04:00/2013

J(5)

15,720

(3)

12/16-05:00/2019

Common Stock

15,720

(5)

0

I

See footnotes (1) (3) (5)

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.36

03/12-04:00/2013

J(5)

3,930

(4)

10/27-04:00/2020

Common Stock

3,930

(5)

0

I

See footnotes (1) (4) (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282

Signatures

/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact		03/15-04:00/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact		03/15-04:00/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of January 7, 2013 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Epocrates, Inc. ("the Company"), athenahealth, Inc. ("athenahealth"), and Echo Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of athenahealth, each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive $11.75 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger").
(3)	On December 17, 2009, 15,720 stock options were granted to Darren W. Cohen, a managing director of Goldman Sachs who at the time of the grant was a director of the Company (the "Former Director"), pursuant to the Epocrates, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The 15,720 shares subject to the stock option are fully vested and exercisable.
(4)	On October 28, 2010, 15,720 stock options were granted to the Former Director pursuant to the Plan. Upon the Former Director's resignation as a director of the Company, 11,790 of the stock options were cancelled. The remaining 3,930 shares subject to the stock option are fully vested and exercisable.
(5)	As set forth in the Merger Agreement, athenahealth assumed all outstanding options and restricted stock unit awards under the Plan. Each outstanding option and restricted stock unit award will be exercisable or will be settled upon the same terms and conditions as under the Plan, except that each option will be exercisable for, and each restricted stock unit will be converted into the right to receive, 0.1239 shares of athenahealth's common stock.

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