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FACTS & COMPARISONS®

Master Drug Data Base v2.5 (MDDB®)

Provides Comprehensive Drug Information From a Single Source

DELIVERS TIMELY DRUG DESCRIPTIVE AND PRICING DATA
When you make and sell prescription products, you need ready access to the latest drug information and pricing. Updated daily, MDDB® provides the very latest pricing and descriptive information on name brand, generic, prescription and OTC medications, including herbals. The industry's leading comprehensive drug file, MDDB®, provides timely and accurate information that supports multiple application needs.

FEATURES

  • Industry standard identifiers for all brand and generic drugs on the market, including National Drug Code (NDC), Universal Product Code (UPC) and Health Related Item (HRI) numbers
  • Propriety drug identifiers, including Generic Product Identifier (GPI), Therapeutic Classification System (TCS) and Generic Product Packaging Code (GPPC)
  • Price fields that allow values up to $100 million
  • Both current and historical pricing, including:
    • Direct Price (DP)
    • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Federal Upper Limit (CMS FUL)
    • Generic Equivalent Average Price (GEAP)
    • Active ingredient information as well as 80 additional data elements
    • Names of manufacturers, distributors, labelers, products and ingredients,
    • as well as packaging information
    • Links from old to new National Drug Codes (NDC)
    • Up to 48 months of inactive products

BENEFITS

FOR PAYERS

  • Supports formulary development, management and claims adjustment
  • Assists in medication profiling and disease management
  • Supports Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR)
  • Facilitates retrospective analysis
  • Simplifies the process of generic product substitutions
  • Increases efficiency by providing access to automated, up-to-date pricing information
  • Provides a single source that accesses Medi-Span,s trusted clinical content
  • Increases margins by providing multiple methods for determining drug reimbursement
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FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS

  • Assists in developing competitive pricing strategies
  • Identifies competitive therapeutic alternatives
  • Streamlines analysis and reporting
  • Increases efficiency by providing access to automated, up-to-date pricing information
  • Provides a single source that accesses Medi-Span,s trusted clinical content
  • Provides market intelligence that helps create a competitive edge
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FOR PHARMACISTS

  • Provides a basis for Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR)
  • Supports drug product utilization reporting, dispensing functions, medication profiling, inventory management, brand/generic status, claims submission and drug pricing
  • Enables users to organize and report on drug products using flexible classification schemes
  • Simplifies the process of generic product substitutions
  • Increases efficiency by providing access to automated, up-to-date pricing information
  • Provides a single source that accesses Medi-Span,s trusted clinical content
  • Click here to download the PDF
Medi-Span®, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is the leading provider of prescription drug information and drug interactions databases for thousands of health care professionals worldwide. With more than 30 years experience, Medi-Span continues to offer authoritative adverse drug reactions information and drug contraindications data in a variety of formats, including clinical decision support and disease suite modules, application programming interfaces and stand-alone software applications. Price Rx®, a Medi-Span product, offers drug pricing information for drug pricing analysis, formularly management and drug utilization review. In conjunction with superior implementation and experienced customer support, the Medi-Span product line is the perfect choice for those needing accurate, trusted drug data that easily integrates into existing software applications.