FDB Vela™ Leader to Share Vision for Vastly Reducing Fill Times for Specialty Drug ePrescribing at NCPDP Annual Conference
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announced today that Lathe Bigler, vice president of clinical network services for FDB Vela™, will share insights at the NCPDP 2023 Annual Technology & Business Conference on how prescribers can quickly and simply electronically prescribe specialty medications based on new standards, processes, and tools to reduce fill time from weeks to hours (in many cases) and give patients greater access to care.
- Recently celebrating its first anniversary, FDB Vela empowers innovation, reduces barriers to participation, and increases the cost-effectiveness of electronic prescribing.
- These advances help close gaps in care in the specialty medication process while improving prescriber efficiency, increasing patient adherence, and reducing frustration for all involved.
- Bigler continued, "The hurdles involved in the current state of specialty drug prescribing cause widespread dissatisfaction among stakeholders.
- Also speaking at the NCPDP 2023 Annual Technology & Business Conference will be Chirag Patel, PharmD, MBA, senior product manager for FDB.