Felleskatalogen AS

What Felleskatalogen AS does

Felleskatalogen AS is a Norwegian pharmaceutical information company founded in 1958, operating as a private limited company (organisasjonsnummer 965 614 923) headquartered at Essendropsgata 3, Oslo. It maintains the authoritative national reference catalog of medicines marketed in Norway, delivering a web-based platform (FK-web) plus native iOS and Android applications that provide searchable drug monographs (Legemidler A-Z), an ATC register, vaccine, substance and formula registers, drug pricing, reimbursement information (H-resept, Blå resept), interaction analysis, side-effect search, poisoning guidance, and pregnancy/breastfeeding safety content. The database is built from regulator-approved Summary of Product Characteristics (Preparatomtale) and is copyright-protected under åndsverksloven § 43, with the Felleskatalogen® trademark registered to the company.

The platform serves three customer groups on a horizontally segmented basis: healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses) using the service for clinical decision support and prescribing; patients and the general public accessing package leaflets, side-effect information, and pricing; and pharmaceutical manufacturers who submit and maintain product information and license the data for downstream integration. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via the public website and mobile apps, supplemented by OEM/embedded licensing to healthcare IT vendors (pharmacy systems, hospital IT, and third-party applications) that requires prior written consent from Felleskatalogen AS.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but appear to combine free public access (drug information is provided at no charge to professionals and patients) with a licensing and royalties stream from third-party integration of the curated pharmaceutical database. Additional modules include Klinisk Beslutningsstøtte (Clinical Decision Support) for clinicians and a separate Legemidler for dyr (veterinary medicines) section. The company employs roughly 11 staff and has no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, acquisitions, or leadership changes.

Name

Felleskatalogen AS

Legal name

Felleskatalogen AS

Website

https://felleskatalogen.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Felleskatalogen AS is a Norwegian pharmaceutical reference company that maintains the authoritative national drug catalog (Felleskatalogen®), delivering web and mobile access to medicine monographs, interaction analysis, clinical decision support, and pricing for healthcare professionals, patients, and pharma manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical reference database

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Terminology, Ontology & Code Set Management (SNOMED/LOINC/ICD/RxNorm) (HLACAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) & Formulary Management IT (HLACAKAD), Medication Pricing, Copay Assistance & Patient Financial Support Tools (HLACAKAN)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical reference database
• Drug information platform
• Medication catalog services
• Clinical decision support
• Drug interaction analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Licensing of pharmaceutical database content: Felleskatalogen licenses its pharmaceutical database content to third parties. Any use of content from Felleskatalogen in software applications for smartphones, tablets or other mobile devices requires prior written consent from Felleskatalogen AS. Integration of Felleskatalogen in other databases or services also requires written consent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Felleskatalogen AS operates Norway's authoritative web-based pharmaceutical information platform (FK-web), providing searchable medicine monographs (Felleskatalogtekster) based on approved Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC/Preparatomtale). The platform covers all medicines marketed in Norway with drug interaction analysis, side effect search, poisoning information, pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance, clinical decision support, and maximum retail pricing including H-resept and Blå resept reimbursement information. The database is delivered via website, mobile applications, and licensed integrations into third-party healthcare systems.

Product overview

Felleskatalogen AS operates a comprehensive web-based pharmaceutical information platform in Norway, providing searchable databases of medicines, drug pricing, clinical references, and decision support tools. The core offering consists of the Felleskatalogen website (FK-web) with its medicines A-Z database, ATC register, vaccine register, substance register, formula register, interaction analysis, adverse effects search, poisoning information, and clinical decision support modules. The platform also includes mobile applications and a veterinary medicines section (Felleskatalogen for animals). The drug listings include specific pharmaceutical preparations such as Fluttasino (fluticasone nasal drops), Ayvakyt (avapritinib tablets), Nintedanib products (Nintedanib Accord and Ofev), and Lidokain/Adrenalin Aguettant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Felleskatalogen Web Platform (FK-web) The core web-based pharmaceutical information portal serving Norwegian healthcare professionals, pharmacies, and patients. Provides searchable drug databases including medicines A-Z, ATC register, vaccine register, substance register, formulary register, drug pricing, Clinical Decision Support (Klinisk Beslutningsstøtte), adverse effects search, interaction analysis, poisoning information, and patient information leaflets, all based on approved Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC/Preparatomtale).
• Felleskatalogen Mobile Applications Native mobile applications for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets providing on-the-go access to the Felleskatalogen drug database, including barcode scanning of medicine packages and the same search tools as the website. Use of Felleskatalogen content in third-party smartphone, tablet, or other mobile applications requires prior written consent and licensing from Felleskatalogen AS.
• Klinisk Beslutningsstøtte (Clinical Decision Support) Clinical Decision Support tools integrated within the Felleskatalogen platform that help Norwegian healthcare professionals with medication-related clinical decisions, including prescribing support, interaction checking, and contraindication alerts. Targeted at clinicians and pharmacists during patient care workflows.
• Felleskatalogen for dyr (Veterinary Medicines) A separate section of the Felleskatalogen platform providing pharmaceutical product information for veterinary medicines marketed in Norway. Serves veterinarians and animal health professionals seeking authoritative drug reference data for veterinary prescribing and dispensing.
• Licensed Content Integration for Third-Party Systems Licensed integration of the Felleskatalogen pharmaceutical database content into third-party healthcare IT systems, pharmacy systems, and mobile applications. Any use of Felleskatalogen content in software applications for smartphones, tablets, or other mobile devices, and any integration of Felleskatalogen into other databases or services, requires prior written consent from Felleskatalogen AS.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vidal (French national drug reference): Vidal is the authoritative French pharmaceutical reference database, providing drug monographs, interactions, and prescribing information. Operates the same single-country authoritative-reference model that Felleskatalogen runs for Norway.
• Lääketietokeskus (Pharmaceutical Information Centre, Finland): Finnish pharmaceutical information service providing drug monographs, pricing, and interaction data to Finnish healthcare professionals. Direct Nordic peer operating the same national-reference business model as Felleskatalogen.
• FASS (Farmaceutiska Specialiteter i Sverige): FASS is Sweden's national pharmaceutical reference, the closest structural analog to Felleskatalogen — same model of authoritative, government-aligned drug monographs, pricing, and decision support for a single Nordic country. It provides the same direct comparability along product, customer base (clinicians/pharmacists), and licensing approach.
• Rote Liste (German pharmaceutical reference): Rote Liste is Germany's authoritative pharmaceutical reference, providing drug information and pricing for the German market. Same country-specific authoritative reference model as Felleskatalogen, with licensing to EHR and pharmacy systems.
• ProMedicin: ProMedicin is Denmark's national drug reference platform, providing drug information, interaction analysis, and pricing for Danish healthcare professionals. It mirrors Felleskatalogen's country-specific authoritative reference model in an adjacent Nordic market.

Emerging players

• epocrates: epocrates is a widely-used drug reference platform for US clinicians offering drug monographs, interaction checking, and clinical decision support. Comparable in product functionality (drug interaction/decision support) but operating in a different geography and as a for-profit digital health vendor.

Peers

• Lexicomp (Wolters Kluwer):

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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