FDB’s OptimiseRx Helps NHS Save Over £500 Million – A Milestone in Medicines Optimisation
This significant milestone reflects the strategic efforts of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Health Boards, prescribers and Medicines Optimisation Teams across the UK, who use OptimiseRx to ensure safer, more cost-effective prescribing.
A Collaborative Success
OptimiseRx combines national guidance and the best available evidence with locally authored formularies and policies. Prescribers benefit from targeted and expertly authored medicines information that supports their clinical decisions at the point of care, whilst Medicines Optimisation Teams can improve consistency, compliance and formulary adherence to help them achieve their cost and quality objectives.
“Reaching the £500 million mark is not just a milestone for FDB - it’s a clear demonstration of what the NHS can achieve when empowered with the right digital tools,” said Darren Nichols, Managing Director of FDB. “These savings have only been made possible through the commitment of NHS ICB and GP colleagues who have embraced technology to improve prescribing practice over the past eleven years. The success is theirs as much as it is ours.”
Delivering Value Without Compromising Care
In addition to promoting cost-effective prescribing, OptimiseRx provides a suite of best practice messages that encourage safe and clinically appropriate prescribing. This ultimately helps to improve patient outcomes and prevent adverse drug events while also improving efficiencies across primary care teams and reducing medicines waste.
Partnership in Innovation
Since its inception, FDB has worked together with NHS partners to evolve OptimiseRx to meet changing needs. This partnership now sees OptimiseRx used across:
- 70% of ICBs in England, the whole of Northern Ireland and parts of Wales
- 4,500+ GP practices
- 46,000,000 patients
To learn more about how OptimiseRx supports ICBs click here.
About FDB
FDB (First Databank) delivers clinically robust, workflow-integrated drug knowledge that is intuitive, patient-specific, and actionable, enabling more precise medication decisions at the point of care. Trusted for our rigorous quality control, deep clinical expertise, and collaborative approach, we help improve patient safety, reduce prescribing costs, streamline operations, and enhance health outcomes. Our comprehensive drug databases and next-generation medication decision support solutions power healthcare information systems used by most hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, and beyond, impacting millions of clinicians and patients every day.
For a complete look at FDB’s solutions and services, please visit https://www.fdbhealth.co.uk, or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.
