Cigna HealthCare.

Cigna HealthCare has joined with ePocrates Epocrates, based in San Mateo, CA, develops mobile and Web-based solutions that assist physicians and other healthcare professionals in answering questions during patient consultations. to provide its drug formulary formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar?e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions.

National Formulary see under N.

for·mu·lar·y
n. to physicians online. The ePocrates network uses personal digital assistants to give doctors formularies and other items such as drug dosing information.

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