Drug Databases
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Critical Decisions

Creating and delivering the world’s most trusted drug databases. Partnering with our customers to help improve safety, efficiency and outcomes.
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We Turn Drug Data into Drug Knowledge that Millions Rely On

Where does the data come from and what do we do with it?

Where does the data come from and what do we do with it?

FDB’s drug databases are compiled by highly trained and experienced clinical staff from the most relevant sources of drug product information, such as the FDA and trusted medical and pharmacy journals. Our team of pharmacists critically review, synthesize and apply their own expertise to the drug data, as guided by editorial policy.

What do software developers do with FDB's drug databases?

Information system developers and self-programmers – from those building electronic medical records and pharmacy dispensing systems, to patient portals, mobile apps, telemedicine and hundreds of other decision support systems – program to our drug databases and build software that supports medication decision making by their users.

Who relies on FDB’s drug databases and how do they use it?

Millions of people – including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, claims adjudicators, and patients – rely on our drug databases, as distributed through our trusted partners, to help them choose, dose, prescribe, and use medications properly. Precise medication information is critical to help ensure the best possible health outcomes.

Find a Solution

FDB solutions have been proven in thousands of deployments across the healthcare spectrum. Below are a few of the many applications we support. Use the tool below to find the right solution to meet your needs.
Aggregate disparate patient medication data
FDB drug knowledge and interoperability solutions enable you to access data as broadly or narrowly, and in the level of detail, you need to identify at-risk patient populations.
Target population cohorts for pro-active care
Infer patient health conditions, establish groups of patients who are at risk and plan for targeted population health interventions to improve outcomes with FDB data analytics.
Empower both care managers and patients
FDB medication decision support frees care managers to focus on counseling patients while FDB Meducation® equips patients with intuitive instructions. This results in better health results.
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Population Health and Care Management
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Offer trusted medication decision support
Build complete medication lists to help clinicians accurately capture patient histories during telehealth interactions. Deliver intuitive medication therapy instructions and safety alerts to physicians.
Seamlessly share patient medication data
FDB drug data and  interoperability capabilities let you share data across healthcare settings to facilitate telehealth visits and to confidently e-prescribe medications according to standards.
Engage patients for better outcomes
Equip patients to input current medications during telehealth appointments to fully inform clinicians. Give patients simplified medication information and instructions in multiple formats and languages.
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Telemedicine
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Safely e-prescribe controlled medications
FDB medication decision support helps you keep up with complex regulations and simplifies prescribing of controlled substances to behavioral health patients by invoking mandated safeguards.
Improve compliance with treatment plans
Intuitive patient education materials from FDB, including instructions in native languages, increase adherence to medication regimens and helps ensure better results for behavioral health patients.
Identify patients for behavioral programs
Which patients are taking anti-psychotics but have never been seen by a behavioral health clinician? FDB data analytics can help you target at-risk patients for added care.
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Behavioral Health
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ePrescribe more accurately and confidently
FDB drug knowledge, used by thousands of healthcare providers, offers the elements, vocabulary links and drug coverage to enable successful ePrescribing. The FDB Vela ePrescribing network enables the seamless flow of medication prescription information and more.
Streamline prescribing for clinicians
Simplify ordering and reduce alerting with clinically valid drug pick lists. Required data elements auto populate, and interoperability ensures seamless sharing of medication data.
Enhance medication safety for patients
Equip clinicians with robust medication decision support. FDB keeps up with complex regulations and helps simplify ePrescribing of controlled substances by invoking mandated safeguards.
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ePrescribing
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Insights

BROCHURE
FDB provides drug and medical device databases that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions. Learn more about who we are.
BROCHURE
FDB MedKnowledge, proven in thousands of healthcare contexts, is the industry's most trusted drug database for integration within healthcare IT systems.
DATASHEET
FDB Targeted Medication Warnings provides more meaningful alerts at the most appropriate time in the workflow based on each patient’s unique clinical context.
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