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The PennTraffic Company Selects NDCHealth for Pharmacy System Solution NDC PharmacyRx(TM) Functionality - Central Administrative Control, Integrated E-Prescribing and Prescription Scanning - Cited as Key Drivers to Opt for System Conversion ATLANTA, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NDCHealth Corporation (NYSE:NDC), a leading provider of healthcare technology and information solutions, today announced that The PennTraffic Company, a leading eastern U.S. food retailer, has selected NDC PharmacyRx(TM), the company's network- based pharmacy practice management system geared to community pharmacy. According to PennTraffic, it chose the new system solution to help to improve daily operating efficiencies, achieve e-prescribing marketing goals and enhance ongoing patient safety initiatives. Under terms of the agreement, PennTraffic will convert from an NDCHealth legacy system at the 42 PennTraffic store locations that have pharmacies. Three stores are scheduled to go live on NDC PharmacyRx in July 2005. NDCHealth expects to complete all installations by September 2005. PennTraffic cited NDC PharmacyRx's integrated e-prescribing functionality, electronic signature capture and administrative control of multiple sites as key to their selection decision. "We opted to convert to NDCHealth's new network-based system because its functionality addresses several market needs we have identified as key to improving our day-to-day operations, as well as achieving our corporate initiatives on e-prescribing and patient safety," said Mario A. Pisano, Pharm. D., corporate director of pharmacy, The PennTraffic Company. "The enterprise level capabilities will enable us to manage and update pricing real time in all of our stores from a central location. This capability should support us in improving revenue directly, but also enable us to devote more time to proactive pricing activities and direct patient care initiatives. Further, we expect the integrated e-prescribing feature, in combination with electronic signature capture and prescription scanning functionality, to support our in- store pharmacists in filling prescriptions more efficiently with improved accuracy." "We look forward to continuing our work with PennTraffic and expanding our relationship with them as they seek technology solutions to address and enhance key areas of their operation," Walter Hoff, NDCHealth chairman and chief executive officer. "Our company brings in-depth business process knowledge to our automation solutions to help our customers increase quality of care and better compete in the market." About The PennTraffic Company The PennTraffic Company is one of the leading food retailers in the eastern United States, operating 109 supermarkets in Pennsylvania, upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire under the Bi-Lo Foods, Quality Markets, Riverside Markets, and P&C Foods names. Penn Traffic also operates wholesale food distribution businesses serving approximately 119 licensed franchise and independent operators. About NDCHealth Corporation NDCHealth is a leading information solutions company serving all sectors of healthcare. Its network solutions have long been among the nation's leading, automating the exchange of information among pharmacies, payers, hospitals and physicians. Its systems and information management solutions help improve operational efficiencies and business decision making for providers, retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Headquartered at Atlanta, Ga., NDCHealth provides information vital to the delivery of healthcare every day. For more information, visit http://www.ndchealth.com/. NDCHealth and NDC are trademarks of NDCHealth Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the company. DATASOURCE: NDCHealth Corporation CONTACT: Robin Wrinn, Director, Public & Media Relations of NDCHealth Corporation, +1-404-728-2214 Web site: http://www.ndchealth.com/

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