What Thériaque does

Thériaque is a comprehensive French medication database operated by CNHIM (Centre National Hospitalier d'Information sur le Médicament), a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in October 1979 by three hospital pharmacy unions and headquartered in Paris. The database covers all medications available in France, structured across approximately 400 relational tables and aggregating official regulatory data from ANSM, EMA, HAS, the Journal Officiel, and WHO classifications (ATC, DDD, CIM-10) alongside bibliographic references (Martindale, Meyler's, Hansten/Horn). It is updated daily, five days per week, and has held HAS (Haute Autorité de Santé) database approval since February 2009, with Version 2 obtained in April 2015 — a certification required for any Logiciel d'Aide à la Prescription (LAP) to receive HAS software certification.

The platform is delivered through multiple channels: a free website (theriaque.org) for identified healthcare professionals, database licensing for integration into 13+ hospital information systems (including GE Healthcare/Clinisoft, McKesson/Cora, and Agfa/Orbis) in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL formats, an Extranet subscription for healthcare establishments, an iPhone application (Thériaque Touch), and specialized modules including OncoThériaque (oncology, launched October 2021 with SFPO) and Thériaque Diététique (dietetic products, launched February 2016). Webservices support programmatic prescription analysis covering patient profile alerts, drug interactions, physico-chemical incompatibilities, and active substance redundancies, with drug interaction data validated by ANSM. A proprietary Thériaque Updater mechanism enables automated differential database updates within hours of editorial changes.

Thériaque is funded exclusively by users of the database — through database licensing fees, extranet subscriptions, and specialized product subscriptions — with no contributions from pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, or healthcare reimbursement bodies. This funding model, combined with systematic citation of all information sources, is central to the organization's value proposition as an independent reference for French healthcare professionals. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Thériaque

Legal name

CNHIM - Centre National Hospitalier d'Information sur le Médicament

Website

https://theriaque.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thériaque is the HAS-certified French medication database operated by CNHIM, covering all medications available in France and integrated into 13+ hospital information systems to provide independent, daily-updated drug information for pharmacists, physicians, and oncology specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Information Database

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Medication database
• Pharmaceutical reference data
• Drug information software
• Clinical drug reference
• Healthcare data services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Database Licensing to Software Publishers: Sale of Thériaque database files for integration into prescription and dispensing software, and into hospital intranets. Available in Oracle, SQL Server, PostGres, and MySQL formats with daily FTP updates.
2. Extranet Subscription Services: Subscription-based access to Thériaque Extranet for healthcare establishments, providing comprehensive drug information access across institutional workstations.
3. Specialized Database Products: Revenue from specialized offerings including OncoThériaque (oncology database developed with SFPO) and Thériaque Diététique (dietary products database).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Thériaque is a French national medication database operated by CNHIM that catalogs every medication marketed in France, with daily updates and regulatory, clinical, and packaging information. It is sold and licensed as a reference data source to healthcare professionals, hospitals, and software publishers via web access, subscriptions, intranet integration, and mobile applications.

Product overview

Thériaque is a comprehensive French medication database platform managed by CNHIM (Centre National Hospitalier d'Information sur le Médicament). The core offering is the Thériaque database containing information on all medications available in France, certified by HAS (Haute Autorité de Santé) version 2. The platform includes the main website for healthcare professionals, database integration modules for hospital software systems, the Extranet Thériaque for healthcare establishments, and specialized add-ons including OncoThériaque (oncology database with SFPO), Thériaque Touch (iPhone app), Thériaque Diététique (dietetic products), and the Intranet solution with therapeutic booklet management. The platform also offers Thériaque Updater for automated database updates, the Dossier du CNHIM journal subscription, and Thériaque Info newsletter. Data is available in multiple database formats with webservices for prescription analysis and drug interaction checking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OncoThériaque: Reference oncology database launched in October 2021 in partnership with SFPO (Société Française de Pharmacie Oncologique)
• Thériaque Touch
• Thériaque Extranet
• Thériaque Diététique

Quantifiable outcome

• Database updated daily, 5 days per week
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SFPO (Société Française de Pharmacie Oncologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021October 2021: CNHIM and SFPO launched OncoThériaque, a reference French database in oncology. SFPO provides expertise in oncology pharmacy and contributes therapeutic protocols from cancer treatment centers. Thériaque provides technical infrastructure and daily database updates. OncoThériaque offers monographs on injectable and oral anticancéreux with additional content including bibliographic references, treatment protocols, and stability data.
• GE Healthcare (Clinisoft)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of Thériaque drug database into Clinisoft hospital software system, providing prescription decision support and drug interaction checking for healthcare professionals using GE Healthcare systems.
• Prismedica/McKesson (Cora)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of Thériaque database into Cora software suite by Prismedica, now part of McKesson, enabling comprehensive drug information access within hospital prescribing workflows.
• Agfa Healthcare (Orbis)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of Thériaque database into Agfa Healthcare's Orbis hospital information system, providing clinical decision support for medication management.
• PharmacyloungeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Pharmacylounge, the first 100% secure and ethical professional social network for pharmacy actors. Thériaque Med content is available on this platform, allowing users to quickly access Thériaque drug database content within the professional network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• MIMS: MIMS is a multinational drug reference database operating across Asia-Pacific, with Omnipro (MIMS) integrated with Thériaque in French hospital software. Comparable drug reference content but primarily serving Asia-Pacific markets rather than France.

Broad incumbents

• First Databank (FDB): First Databank provides drug knowledge databases (MedKnowledge, OrderKnowledge) used by US and international EHR vendors. Comparable to Thériaque as a structured drug database provider for software integrations, with a much larger global footprint.
• Elsevier (ClinicalPath / Gold Standard): Elsevier's clinical solutions (formerly Gold Standard) offer drug information databases embedded in EHR systems globally. Comparable to Thériaque in core functionality (drug monographs, interaction checking) but operating across multiple geographies with broader content portfolios.
• Wolters Kluwer (Medi-Span / UpToDate Lexidrug): Wolters Kluwer's Medi-Span and Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp) provide drug information databases integrated into hospital EHRs and pharmacy systems. Overlaps directly with Thériaque's hospital software integration model but operates globally with substantially larger R&D investment.
• IBM Micromedex: IBM Micromedex provides evidence-based drug, disease, and toxicology information for clinical decision support in hospitals worldwide. Comparable to Thériaque's clinical decision support role but with broader global coverage and substantially more resources.

Direct peers

• Vidal: Vidal is the historical incumbent French drug reference database, providing drug monographs, interaction checking, and prescribing guidance. It directly competes with Thériaque for French healthcare professional subscriptions and software publisher integrations in the same market.
• BCB (Base Claude Bernard): BCB (Base Claude Bernard) is a French drug database competing with Thériaque for hospital software integrations and pharmacist subscriptions. It is also HAS-certified and provides similar drug interaction and prescription decision support capabilities across the same French hospital market.

Others

• Exhausmed: Exhausmed is a French medical devices database partnered with Thériaque since 2009 to complement drug information. Adjacent ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, extending Thériaque's coverage into medical devices.
• Pharmacylounge: Pharmacylounge is a professional social network for pharmacy actors that distributes Thériaque content to its user base. It is a distribution and marketing partner rather than a competitor, helping Thériaque reach pharmacy professionals.
• Orphanet: Orphanet is a reference portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs, with hyperlinks integrated into Thériaque monographs. It is a complementary content provider rather than a direct competitor, sharing the mission of independent healthcare information.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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