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First Databank
https://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/medknowledge-drug-database
First Databank (FDB) provides integrated drug and device knowledge bases and clinical decision support products that power medication safety, ePrescribing, formulary management and drug-pricing workflows for healthcare organizations worldwide.
FDB delivers MedKnowledge drug and device databases, configurable clinical decision support modules (including targeted medication warnings and pharmacogenomic guidance), ePrescribing network services (FDB Vela), analytics, pricing tools and alert-management solutions that integrate into EHRs, pharmacy systems, payers and PBMs to improve medication safety, adherence and operational decisions.
yes
1978
US and international deployment options; cloud hosting with region options (including Microsoft Azure for select services)
P0610
2025-09-07
commercial, proprietary
Commercial/enterprise licensing; pricing and tiers not published publicly — contact vendor for quotes and trial information.
enterprise_quote
1978
Web APIs (SOAP/REST) and SDK; integrates with EHRs via Cloud Connector; (on-prem options available via SDK/feeds)
product
1.0
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"company_name": "First Databank",
"company_url": "https://www.fdbhealth.com",
"company_offices": [
"United States",
"United Kingdom",
"United Arab Emirates",
"India"
],
"company_founding": "1978",
"product_url": "https://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/medknowledge-drug-database",
"categories": [
"clinical",
"clinical decision support",
"drug reference",
"medication safety",
"e-prescribing",
"medical device database",
"patient education"
],
"market_segment": [
"enterprise"
],
"links": [
"https://www.fdbhealth.com",
"https://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/medknowledge-drug-database",
"https://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/medknowledge-drug-database/medknowledge-clinical-modules",
"https://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/fdb-navigo-retail-pharmacy-drug-database",
"https://www.fdbhealth.com/about-us/press-releases/2022-03-15-fdb-launches-fdb-vela--a-new-eprescribing-network-to-deliver-greater-choice-and-value",
"https://www.fdbhealth.com/about-us/consumer",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Databank",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstdatabank"
],
"summary": "First Databank (FDB) provides integrated drug and device knowledge bases and clinical decision support products that power medication safety, ePrescribing, formulary management and drug-pricing workflows for healthcare organizations worldwide.",
"description": "FDB delivers MedKnowledge drug and device databases, configurable clinical decision support modules (including targeted medication warnings and pharmacogenomic guidance), ePrescribing network services (FDB Vela), analytics, pricing tools and alert-management solutions that integrate into EHRs, pharmacy systems, payers and PBMs to improve medication safety, adherence and operational decisions.",
"target_users": [
"physicians",
"pharmacists",
"nurses",
"clinical informaticists",
"health IT/EHR vendors",
"hospital administrators",
"retail pharmacy operators",
"payers",
"PBMs",
"patients (consumer-facing meducation)"
],
"specialties": [
"ambulatory care",
"hospital/acute care",
"long-term care",
"retail pharmacy",
"pharmacy dispensing",
"behavioral health",
"home health",
"veterinary",
"telemedicine",
"population health",
"pharmacogenomics"
],
"regions_available": [
"United States",
"Canada",
"United Kingdom",
"Middle East",
"International (other countries served)"
],
"languages_supported": [
"English",
"French (Canada)"
],
"pricing_model": "enterprise_quote",
"pricing_details": "Commercial/enterprise licensing; pricing and tiers not published publicly — contact vendor for quotes and trial information.",
"license": "commercial, proprietary",
"deployment_model": [
"cloud (SaaS)",
"on_prem",
"hybrid"
],
"os_platforms": [
"Web (API/Portal)"
],
"features": [
"Comprehensive drug knowledge base (MedKnowledge)",
"Clinical modules (drug–drug interactions, dosing, allergies, contraindications)",
"Drug pricing and formulary data",
"OrderKnowledge (medication order strings for ePrescribing/CPOE)",
"Infusion Knowledge (smart pump libraries)",
"Online drug reference",
"Real-time updates via web API (Cloud Connector)",
"Medication reconciliation support",
"Medication adherence / patient instructions (Meducation)",
"Pharmacogenomic decision support",
"Targeted Medication Warnings (patient-first warnings)",
"Alert management and CDS tuning",
"Medication data analytics",
"Veterinary (Pet MedKnowledge)"
],
"optional_modules": [
"MedKnowledge Clinical Modules",
"MedKnowledge Drug Pricing",
"Infusion Knowledge",
"OrderKnowledge",
"Meducation (patient instructions)",
"Targeted Medication Warnings",
"Pharmacogenomic CDS",
"Cloud Connector (web API)"
],
"integrations": [
"Epic",
"NextGen",
"athenahealth",
"Flatiron (relied-upon software integrations)",
"Surescripts",
"EHRs and CPOE systems (via API/SDK)",
"Pharmacy systems / PBMs",
"ePrescribing networks (FDB Vela)"
],
"data_standards": [
"REST/SOAP web services (JSON, XML)",
"NCPDP (ePrescribing)",
"RxNorm",
"HL7 (v2)",
"FHIR",
"SNOMED CT"
],
"api_available": "yes",
"system_requirements": "Web APIs (SOAP/REST) and SDK; integrates with EHRs via Cloud Connector; (on-prem options available via SDK/feeds)",
"compliance": [
"HIPAA"
],
"certifications": [],
"security_features": [
"TLS encryption in transit",
"Data encryption at rest",
"Role-based access control (RBAC)",
"Audit logging",
"SSO/SAML support"
],
"privacy_features": [
"Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available",
"Privacy notice and data-use controls",
"Support for de-identified/limited data use"
],
"data_residency": "US and international deployment options; cloud hosting with region options (including Microsoft Azure for select services)",
"customers": [
"athenahealth",
"MEDITECH",
"NextGen",
"PioneerRx",
"CliniComp",
"Amazon (Alexa integration)",
"PetIQ",
"U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)",
"Health First",
"Various hospitals and health systems (thousands of healthcare IT customers)"
],
"user_reviews": [
"Most accurate source will be First Databank — very comprehensive drug coverage.",
"Extensive drug and pricing coverage; integrates well into EHRs but can be expensive for smaller shops.",
"Reliable clinical decision support content; helped reduce medication errors in our workflows.",
"Good product breadth and depth — clinical modules are useful, but customization can be time consuming.",
"FDB data is authoritative for drug IDs and NDCs; occasionally updates require downstream mapping work."
],
"ratings": [],
"support_channels": [
"email",
"phone",
"ticketing",
"customer success managers",
"documentation portal",
"professional services"
],
"training_options": [
"documentation",
"webinars",
"live_online training",
"onsite implementation support",
"customer success consulting"
],
"release_year": "1978",
"integration_partners": [
"athenahealth",
"MEDITECH",
"NextGen",
"Epic (integrations/partners in EHR market)",
"PioneerRx",
"CliniComp",
"Amazon (Alexa)",
"National Library of Medicine / RxNorm (data integration)",
"Pharmacy systems and retail pharmacy vendors",
"Various EHR and health IT system vendors"
],
"id": "P0610",
"slug": "first-databank",
"type": "product",
"version": "1.0",
"last_updated": "2025-09-07",
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}
}