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Each year, medication-related mistakes cost healthcare providers billions of dollars and lead to thousands of patient injuries and deaths. To prevent these mistakes and comply with new rules for accreditation, hospitals are seeking electronic medication reconciliation solutions. Software designers intent on developing meaningful solutions are turning to drug databases from First DataBank, widely trusted by the healthcare industry for their depth, accuracy and ease of use.

First DataBank anticipates the needs of developers and saves months of programming time with a physician-facing database that can be customized to meet the exact needs of clinicians involved in patient admission, discharge and transfer.

 

Key Drug Knowledge Requirements:	First DataBank Solutions:
Comprehensive, reliable drug information	National Drug Data File (NDDF) Plus: Continually updated drug knowledge for every drug approved by the FDA and commonly used over-the-counter medications and supplements
Safeguards against duplicate orders and adverse drug events	Clinical modules that identify drug interactions, drug allergies and duplicate therapies
Safeguards against prescriptions for inappropriate drugs or dosages	OrderView Med Knoweldge Base: Pre-built medication orders that provide only clinically valid drug choices and relevant dosages
Procedures that support physician procedures and hospital workflow	An accurate list of preconfigured “orderables” that lets physicians select the right medications, dosages and means of administration with minimum mouse clicks. Customization options that prevent information overload and unwanted alerts
Easy integration into present and future hospital systems	Clear documentation and expert support from specialized implementation teams.
Configuration choices that display just the right amount of drug information for the task at hand	Granular data for various users—physicians see order-friendly medication lists; pharmacists see formulary data; patients receive printed monographs in consumer-friendly language