FDB expands e-prescribing tool to vet care
by Katie Pfaff
First Databank Inc., a company providing a platform for drug information for professionals in healthcare, has expanded its offerings from human healthcare to veterinary care. The cloud-based tool, FDB Vela, provides electronic prescribing information to professionals.
"We believe it's time for a robust and frictionless electronic prescribing connection accessible to all prescribers and pharmacies, including those that care for our tens of millions of pets across the United States," said Bob Katter, president of FDB. "Most human prescriptions are currently written and dispensed using FDB's industry-leading drug knowledge and decision support capabilities, and several years ago we developed a new veterinary drug database to support veterinarians in making the best medication decisions for pets. We view the FDB Vela ePrescribing network as a natural extension to these solutions."
The e-prescribing tool can improve everyday operations by saving time and costs, according to the company. Users can utilize the apps to automate prescribing, and link to existing practice information systems, and pharmacies.
"The addition of ePrescribing to the veterinary industry is long overdue,” said Lathe Bigler, vice president of clinical network services at FDB and general manager of FDB Vela. “One of our goals in developing FDB Vela was to remove barriers to participation that were preventing many stakeholders—including those in the veterinary industry—from realizing the full benefits of ePrescribing. This is why we have opened our network to vital stakeholders, including veterinarians and veterinary practice information systems, for their benefit and that of their pet parents and patients."
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