First DataBank

First DataBank (FDB), a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, is the leading provider of electronic drug information to the healthcare industry. According to the company webpage, FDB "pioneered the concept of creating executable drug knowledge that’s designed to be relevant from the perspectives of multiple end users" (2).

For more than two decades, FDB has partnered with several information system developers to deliver proven knowledge bases for integration into a wide range of applications all across the healthcare continuum, with particular expertise in clinical decision support within the workflow(2). FDB claims to help "reduce the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events, which promises to lower healthcare costs and improve patient care" (1).

FDB provides ordering information that shows prices and drug descriptions on approved FDA products and makes use of the following systems:

• Medication Decision Support
• CPOE (Computerized Provider Order Entry)

REFERENCE

1. News and Press Releases San Bruno, CA Feb 22, 2005
2. http://www.firstdatabank.com