Web-based Program Aids Health Care Industry

Wolters Kluwer Health's Price Rx is nowavailable for health care professionals. TheWeb-based software application deliversquick and easy access to Medi-Span'sMaster Drug Database for pricing information,with powerful analytical, formulary,and reporting tools.

PriceRx provides improved technologyfor better efficiency and productivity,with daily pricing and product informationupdates and flexible accessthrough a secure Internet connection.The software application allows healthcare professionals to eliminate informationtechnology support costs andapplication maintenance. Individualsalso can search for products by manufacturer,national drug code, tradename, and generic name, and by Medi-Span's generic identifier therapeuticclassification system.

The software application also combinesdrug-pricing data with clinical dosingparameters from Medi-Span's MedicationOrder Management database, tocalculate daily and total cost therapy.Furthermore, it generates completereports of generic and therapeutic-equivalentproducts, constructs and maintainsmultiple formulary lists, and createscomplete price history, changes, andanalysis reports for an individual productor subsets of products.