ABOUT US

First DataBank is the UK’s leading provider of electronic medicines information, drug databases and clinical decision support. With over 30 years’ experience of authoring, developing and integrating drug databases across the entire healthcare spectrum, First DataBank has unrivalled expertise and knowledge in the field of electronic medicines information.

Patient safety is the driving force behind our business. As an organisation we are focused on achieving our vision of “a world free of medication errors”.  Our clinical decision support products enable safer prescribing, dispensing and administration, helping clinicians to avoid potential medication errors.

First DataBank’s Multilex Drug Data File is the UK’s most comprehensive and widely used drug database which is integrated into clinical systems across the whole healthcare community. Our medicines reference tool, FIRSTLight, is a stand-alone, web-based tool which can be used by individual clinicians, hospital departments and healthcare organisations. 

We have a large team of pharmacists, clinicians, clinical researchers, healthcare informaticists and software developers who maintain our products and ensure we are at the forefront of product developments.

First DataBank is the only provider of clinical decision support across such a wide variety of healthcare settings including GPs, hospitals, out-of-hours, community pharmacy and mental health.

Our customer portfolio spans the UK, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Australasia.

First DataBank is part of Hearst Business Media which is owned by Hearst Corporation, one of the worlds largest diversified communications companies. Hearst Corporation is fully committed to the healthcare marketplace and has the resources to ensure that First DataBank continues to evolve and grow.

First DataBank Europe Ltd
Registered in England No. 1880682
Registered office: Swallowtail House, Grenadier Road, Exeter Business Park, Exeter, EX1 3LH