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ZYNCHROS INTEGRATES MEDI-SPAN® DRUG DATABASE WITH ZYNCHROS.COM

Zynchros adopts industry leading drug database to improve quality and accuracy


Seattle, WA/Indianapolis, IN – 1, November, 2006 – Zynchros, Inc. today announced the integration of the Medi-Span MDDB® v2.5 Master Drug DataBase to provide drug descriptive data at the NDC level within Zynchros.com. Zynchros, Inc., the leading provider of formulary management and distribution applications, provides the Medi-Span MDDB® database through a licensing agreement with Wolters Kluwer Health. Zynchros will be receiving weekly updates to ensure the highest level of accuracy and most up-to-date data available. Medi-Span has been a leader in pioneering clinical intelligence for over 30 years, providing comprehensive, integrated drug information to health care professionals worldwide.

Zynchros, Inc. offers a comprehensive, open architecture approach to managing the entire lifecycle of formularies – from P & T to the point-of-care. From creation and maintenance, to translation and publishing, Zynchros.com delivers the full benefits of modern, digital formulary management.

It’s important that your drug database be continuously updated so that your benefit plans accurately address the prescription needs of your plan members.

“The Medi-Span Master Drug DataBase (MDDB® v2.5), which includes Medi-Span’s proprietary GPI (Generic Product Identifier) and pricing fields, is an industry-respected drug database offering with an impeccable reputation for comprehensiveness and accuracy. Many of our customers have been asking for this integration and we are thrilled to make it available” said David Smith, Vice President of Product Management, Zynchros. “A comprehensive drug database – including the widest possible variety of drugs available on the market – ensures that your formulary can accurately list those drugs included in your benefit plan. An up-to-date list of available strengths, packagings, and manufacturers helps you to manage costs and optimize rebates by tailoring benefits at the NDC level, not just at the drug level.”

“In an age where drug information changes every day, it is important to obtain the most up-to-date information available from a source that is trusted across the industry for delivery of reliable and unbiased content. Medi-Span prides itself on the integrity of the data we provide to our customers and are proud to be working with Zynchros” said Mark Millikan, Senior Director for Drug Information Product Management. “The power of the GPI and Therapeutic classification System developed by Medi-Span streamlines the formulary management process and provides a flexibility that is unparalleled in the industry.”

ABOUT WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
Wolters Kluwer Health is a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons; electronic information providers, such as Ovid Technologies, Medi-Span and ProVation Medical; and pharmaceutical information providers Adis International and Source®. Wolters Kluwer Health provides knowledge that increases efficiency, improves the bottom line and enhances patient care and safety. “The Professional’s First Choice”

ABOUT ZYNCHROS, INC. Founded in 2000, privately-held Zynchros, Inc. (formerly Script IQ, Inc.) delivers technology-based solutions that transform the economics of drug-based wellness, improving compliance and agility of health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. The Zynchros.com on-demand platform provides the workflow processes necessary to initiate pharmacy quality management, improving responsiveness, control and efficiency by synchronizing all of the participants in pharmacy benefits, from P&T to the point of care. To learn more about how Zynchros is interconnecting the world of pharmacy benefits visit www.zynchros.com or call 1-866-996-2476.

For more information contact:

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
Fred Melenchuk
Director, Marketing
800.388.8884
Fred.melenchuk@wolterskluwer.com

ZYNCHROS, INC.
Terry Christiani
206.792.4106
terry.christiani@zynchros.com


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