SURREY, UK: 14 January 2025: Datapharm, a leading medicines information solution provider in Europe, is delighted to announce its expansion into the United States (US) through a new partnership with the Pharma Collaboration for Transparent Medical Information (phactMI), a leading medicines information provider in the US. This collaboration has been developed with the ambition to significantly advance the quality and accessibility of medicines information for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients across the US via the phactMI search tool, The Drug Information Database.
Datapharm operates the electronic medicines compendium (emc), a trusted online resource for HCPs and patients, which attracts over 85 million website visits globally each year. The emc hosts content from more than 320 global pharmaceutical companies, providing up-to-date information on medicines licensed in the UK. phactMI is a collaboration of pharmaceutical companies in the US dedicated to transparency in medical information. Building on phactMI’s core position in US medical information, this partnership makes Datapharm’s cutting-edge search technology available to HCPs and patients across the US through phactMI. The agreement marks a significant milestone in Datapharm’s mission to support HCPs in delivering informed and effective patient care globally.
Rich Cooper, CEO of Datapharm, commented: “Entering the US market is a pivotal step in our mission to improve the accessibility of medicines information on a global scale. We are excited to build and strengthen our relationship with phactMI, combining our expertise to offer US HCPs an unmatched medicines information resource while supporting pharmaceutical companies in making up-to-date safety information on their products readily available.”
Jon Stelzmiller, CEO of phactMI, added: “phactMI is proud to support this innovative collaboration. Datapharm is uniquely positioned for this role as a specialist tech provider in medicines information. By integrating Datapharm’s technology with our platform we will accelerate our goal of ensuring HCPs have access to comprehensive and accessible medicines information across the United States.”
About Datapharm
Datapharm is a leading medicines information provider in the UK. Its medicines information database, emc (electronic medicines compendium) is the UK’s most comprehensive, trusted and accessible source of information on medicines, listing more than 10,000 medicines and attracting a growing audience of over 85 million visitors per year.
As a data company, Datapharm provides innovative solutions to support the Life Sciences and wider Healthcare sectors in their work with medicines information, serving more than 320 Pharma customers in the UK.
About phactMI
phactMI, a 501 (c)(6) corporation, is a collaboration of pharmaceutical company Medical Information (Ml) leaders that are dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals in their commitment to provide quality patient care. At phactMI, we understand that healthcare professionals have a wide range of medical information needs, and we are supportive of the spectrum of drug information providers.