First DataBank
(FDB) has partnered with SURVEYOR Health (formerly PharmaSURVEYOR) to launch a pilot project for direct online access to FDB's proprietary drug information and standardized drug codes. The Drug Code Lookup Service (DCLS) will provide Web developers with easy online access to First DataBank’s standardized drug codes
with the aim to promote interoperability among Internet-based healthcare services and the portability of patient records across healthcare providers.
This will make reliable up-to-date drug information available and affordable to this emerging ecosystem of patient-centric healthcare technologies. It is our intention that this pilot program will facilitate ease of information exchange so that ultimately the healthcare consumer can easily access the information they need to make informed health care decisions or improve the health care they receive.
Drug codes accessed through the DCLS are provided from First DataBank’s National Drug Data File (NDDF™) Plus, one of the healthcare industry’s most widely used sources of up-to-date drug information utilized at the point of care.
SURVEYOR Health will provide online access to NDDF Plus codes through
Web services using a pay-per-use pricing model.
The Drug Code Lookup Service couples the highest standards of drug data curation with the access, ease of use and limitless scalability of Web 2.0.
The DCLS pilot was highlighted during the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, on October 7, 2009, and will be made available by SURVEYOR Health to members of the Health 2.0 Accelerator.
The pilot program is the first in a series of offerings to make drug data available through online services. Following the pilot program, general availability of the Drug Code Lookup Service is planned for early 2010.
If your company would like to participate in the Drug Code Lookup Service please contact info@surveyorhealth.com.