Redesigned www.PDR.net Makes Retrieving Critical Drug Information Quicker.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers MONTVALE, N.J.--(BW HealthWire)--March 11, 2002 The publisher of the PDR PDR A trademark for Physicians' Desk Reference, a group of reference books containing drug listings, especially one for prescription drugs. PDR (R), Medical Economics Company, a part of The Thomson Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :TOC), announced today the launch of a redesigned version of www.PDR.net, a drug information web site offering physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners free online access to PDR and other key resources and databases. The new streamlined site allows clinicians to more quickly retrieve critical drug information. "Physicians have relied upon the PDR since it was first published in 1947 as the authoritative source of FDA-approved information on prescription drugs," said Marcus Underwood, vice president for Medical Economics. "By bringing our products to the web, we are providing the critical drug information needed in formats that fit the way clinicians are practicing medicine today." In addition to the PDR library of reference works, www.PDR.net offers access to Medical Economics Company's journals and magazines such as Patient Care, Medical Economics Magazine, and JAAPA JAAPA Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (Journal of the American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Physician Assistants). Abstracts from the MEDLINE The online medical database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) whose parent is the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. MEDLINE contains millions of articles from thousands of medical journals and publications. The consumer section of the site (http://medlineplus. databases, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, newsletters from American Health Consultants, and CenterWatch's clinical trials registries are also available on www.PDR.net. Online CME online CME Continuing medical education obtained from various sources on the Internet. See Continuing medical education. credit, cancer treatment tools, Internet directories, and an online PDR bookstore are other features of this newly designed site. For detailed information about www.PDR.net, email PDR.net@medec.com or visit www.PDR.net. About Medical Economics Company Medical Economics Company (www.medec.com), is a leader in healthcare information publishing and communications, providing magazines, directories, newsletters, databases, and new media products and services to healthcare professionals and institutions. Medical Economics Company is part of The Thomson Corporation. About The Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2000 revenues of approximately US$6 billion, is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to business and professional markets worldwide. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and London stock exchanges London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . |
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