What information is included in the dm+d database?

The dm+d is the NHS standard database of medicines and devices used across the NHS containing a full list of products and product packs used by healthcare professionals in the UK.

To find out more about the dm+d, visit our blog post, What is the NHS dm+d and why is it important?

Data included in the dm+d database

Every medicine listed within the dm+d database contains a vast amount of information for each one recorded. Such as:

• Product name and supplier
• Price
• Pack size
• GTIN
• Form
• Strength
• Route
• SNOMED codes
• Legal category
• CD category

What are SNOMED codes?

SNOMED codes are codes assigned to products and products pack, on both virtual (VMP and VMPP) and actual level (AMP and AMPP), which are derived from the international SNOMED CT clinical vocabulary.

SNOMED CT is a structured clinical vocabulary which is used to enable information to be communicated electronically by healthcare professionals in a precise and comprehensive way.

Find more information on SNOMED CT.

How can you access the dm+d?

By using the new emc market access solution Pharma can easily search and compare product information contained in the dm+d database.
You can find out more on what the dm+d database is by reading our blog post, What is the NHS dm+d and why is it important?.

By using emc market access you can search medicines by name, supplier or ID and filter the results based on several variables: ingredients, forms, routes, manufacturers, and filter out discontinued products.

Datapharm has also aligned clinical information from the emc database in the form of product SmPCs and Patient Information Leaflets to the dm+d. This makes the resource even more useful for understanding medicine information in the UK.

To find out more about the emc market access solution or any of Datapharm’s other products, please contact us.