First DataBank
1111 Bayhill Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
Telephone: (650) 588-5454
President and General Manager: Donald Nielsen
First DataBank, a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, is the leading provider of electronic drug information to the health care industry. We pioneered the concept of creating executable drug knowledge that’s designed to be relevant from the perspectives of multiple end users. For more than two decades, we’ve partnered with information system developers to deliver proven knowledge bases for integration into a wide range of applications all across the health care continuum, with particular expertise in clinical decision support within the workflow. Together with our development partners, First DataBank helps reduce the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events, which promises to lower health care costs and improve patient care.

First DataBank is known for supporting thousands of drug knowledge base implementations—ranging from pharmacy dispensing and claims processing to emerging applications including computerized physician order entry (CPOE), electronic health records (EHR), e-Prescribing and electronic medication administration records (EMAR). As the industry’s most proven drug knowledge base, NDDF Plus™ provides drug content and clinical decision-support information that can be trusted implicitly. A key component in numerous mission-critical, real-world installations, it’s proven day after day in these diverse applications, and continues to deliver unprecedented results.

NDDF Plus combines drug descriptive and pricing information with an extensive array of clinical decision-support modules. It encompasses every drug approved by the FDA, plus information on over-the-counter and alternative therapy agents, such as herbals, neutraceuticals and dietary supplements. Based on the widely accepted industry standard, the National Drug Data File®-NDDF Plus databases are backed by the most clinically verifiable evidence gathered to date. Our NDDF Plus™ knowledge base combines the proven drug information of our National Drug Data File® with our advanced clinical decision-support modules—to deliver complete descriptive, pricing and clinical information for every drug approved by the FDA.

Through the expertise of our staff—including clinicians, software engineers and knowledge base experts—First DataBank has developed reliable drug and diagnostic decision-support information that spans the healthcare continuum. It is found in installations ranging from retail pharmacies to hospital pharmacies and laboratories; physician and other healthcare professional practices; as well as e-healthcare companies, managed care organizations and insurers. First DataBank is headquartered in San Bruno, California.