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PDRx’s RxWebPadPharmaceuticals WinsEarns Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Approvesal of PDRx’s RxWebPad a Handheld
Electronic
Prescribing System called RxWebPad.PD-Rx
Pharmaceuticals Enhances Customer Service Experience by Implementing Online
e.Order Capability
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, June July 206,
2001, 2001 – PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
a publicly held corporation, (Symbol: PDRX) today announced the decision by the
Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy to approve the RxWebPad
FaxScript, athat the handheld electronic prescribing device, developed by PDRx. “is on record as
having approved the RxWebPad
Faxscript. “The Board feels that this is a system that will help eliminate (prescribing) errors and protect the
public”,
said Bryain
Potter R. Ph., Executive Director of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.
With the over whelming desiresvalid concerns expressed by the physician populationhealthcare providers for the need of an
electronic prescribing device, PDRx has increased it’s drivecampaign to build a software
and computerized infrastructure so complete that is
will trulythat will allow the physician population to monitor,
prescribe, and interact with the
pharmacy marketproviders on a national basis, with a in real time one to one
correspondence. on patient demographic.
The RxWebPad, one of PDRx’s latest One of PDRx’s newest developments, is the
RxWebPad, a Handheld PC wireless electronic prescribing
device that utilizes the popular Windows™ CE operating system as a portable
tool for healthcare providers to electronically prescribe and communicate with
other caregivers. PDRx’s proprietary software system has been developed to
interact with the Hewlett-Packard, NEC, Compaq, Cassiopeia, and other series of hand-held PC’s. The RxWebPad
interfaces with
the PDRx-Net base computer system, a software/hardware
network that provides physicians the capabilities to electronically communicate directly, without the use of a third
party, and
network with traditional and non-traditional pharmacy delivery systems.
About PDRx Pharmaceuticals
PDRx offers
pharmaceutical management strategies to physicians, patients, managed care
organizations and pharmaceutical manufacturers and others involved in the
pharmaceutical healthcare industry. Our
management strategies focus on the point of care, beginning with the
physician’s writing of the prescription and are designed to provide physicians
with valuable pharmaceutical information at the point-of-prescribing, resulting
in more informed, cost-effective prescribing decisions. We believe our strategies when incorporated
into their office work flow provide physicians with higher rates of adherence
to payer formularies, improved management of patient information, lower costs
and improved quality of patient care.
PDRx
Pharmaceuticals is a
leading provider of Point
of Care Programs that provide unit of use prepackaged pharmaceuticals for
dispensing physicians, Managed Care programs that offer Samples on Site,
injectable pharmaceuticals, patient education
products and medical & surgical
supplies.
PDRx also offers two proprietary software communication networks,
PDRx-Net and RxWebPad that provide physicians the capabilities to interact and
network with traditional and non-traditional pharmacy delivery systems. Our
management strategies focus on the point of care, beginning with the
physician's writing of the prescription and are designed to provide physicians
with valuable pharmaceutical information at the point-of-prescribing, resulting
in more informed, cost-effective prescribing decisions.
completion of a
contract with Prodata, a local Microsoft® Great Plains Business Solution
Partner to implement Microsoft Great Plains e.Order. This online storefront
will allow PDRx customers secured access to their account information, order
entry capability and account receivable profiles. “e.Order will extend and
enhance our customer service, providing 24 hours of Internet access for PDRx’s
customers. We are not looking to replace our customer service programs, but to
empower our customers to access information when it’s convenient for them --
it’s technology at its best. In addition, customers will always be able to call
PDRx and speak with someone in person,” stated Jack L. McCall, executive vice
president of PDRx.
PDRx
installed Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics – a Microsoft SQL based accounting
and inventory management solution – last January. Prodata provided the
implementation and technical consulting services, as well as the hardware
upgrade and integration. “Implementing e.Order was the next phase for PDRx since the storefront seamlessly integrates
with the core financial SQL database. This will allow PDRx to reduce order
fulfillment time and increase order accuracy by eliminating the potential of
manual typing mistakes,” states Christy Baker, Prodata’s general manager. PDRx
will begin providing access to 1,500 clinical locations the first of July 2001
to electronically submit orders over the Internet that will flow directly into
PDRx’s Dynamics SQL database for fulfillment.
PDRx
currently offer products in five categories: Point of Care programs that
provide unit of use prepackaged pharmaceuticals for dispensing physicians,
Managed Care programs that offer Samples on Site, Injectables, Patient
Education Products, Medical & Surgical Supplies. PDRx also offers two proprietary software communication networks,
PDRx-Net and RxWebPad that provide physicians the capabilities to interact and
network with traditional and non-traditional pharmacy delivery systems. The RxWebPad
is a wireless handheld PC that offers electronic prescribing utilizing the
popular Windows™ CE operating system, allowing electronic prescribing, routing
of prescription information and capturing of prescription data at the point of
care. PDRx’s goal is to develop a
matrix of cost containment tools and e-connectivity that MCO’s can utilize as
their network throughout the healthcare industry.
ProData
Computer Systems, Inc. is recognized as the premier Microsoft Great Plains
Business Solution Partner servicing small- and medium-sized enterprises in
Oklahoma. Founded in 1982, ProData specializes in assisting clients select,
install, integrate, implement, train, and support solutions in manufacturing,
wholesale distribution, and service industries. Prodata is also a Microsoft
Certified Partner providing expertise on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and
Microsoft SQL technology platforms as well as Internet security. Committed to
the Oklahoma business community, Prodata has offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma
City. For additional information contact www.prodatainc.net.
This
press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties or other factors,
which may cause actual results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements to vary from those forecast or
implied in this release. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without
limitation, decline in demand for the company’s products or services, and the
effect of general economic conditions and factors affecting the industry.
PDRx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has developed one of the newest and most desired software
and computer platforms for the healthcare industry.