Skyscape(R) Launches RxPlan(TM) - The Most Comprehensive Formulary Resource for Mobile Devices

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyscape(R), the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices, today introduced the latest in formulary technology with RxPlan(TM), the most comprehensive and accurate compendium of health plan formularies being offered on the market. RxPlan contains formularies for over 4700 health plans, including Medicare Part D and Medicaid. It continuously updates the status of over 12,000 drugs, and enables RxPlan prescribers the ability to offer choices based on patient health plan coverage.

Skyscape developed RxPlan with the most trusted resources in the world. Driven by dedicated independent third party specialists in formulary data, RxPlan seamlessly integrates with close to 50 Skyscape drug information resources and overall mobile information resources of 300 plus, offering an unprecedented convenience to prescribers regardless of their specialty.

"Skyscape's RxPlan is the most comprehensive and accurate compendium of health plan formularies available today," said Sandeep Shah, President and CEO. "Skyscape's philosophy has been to partner with trusted, best-in-class content providers to bring accurate, up-to-the-minute information to practitioners. With the growing number of healthcare options available to patients today, it was important for us to develop a mobile resource that provides the coverage information for medications to the prescribers. With the addition of RxPlan, the prescribers can now conveniently determine if the drug of choice is approved by their patients' health plan or find alternatives by referring to the linked drug information resource of their choice, such as RxDrugs."

Designed for Palm, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile PDA's and Windows PC's/TabletPC's, RxPlan easily searches by drug name, drug class or clinical system and allows the prescriber to browse drug lists within each formulary, giving the status of the drug coverage and automatically selecting possible alternatives for a more favorable option for the given patient -- reducing hassles and improving efficiency so the prescriber can better focus on delivering the best care.

"RxPlan has already become an invaluable tool and resource for me," states Michael Kauffman, MD, PhD, a Massachusetts based physician. "The ability to easily locate a patients' health plan to find the coverage details about a given drug, and then research the details on the drug in the context of clinical and treatment information on my PDA, allows me to provide patients with options that are more affordable, without compromising the quality of care. I am confident other practitioners will also find it convenient to have all health plan coverage information as easily accessible."

For additional information on Skyscape's RxPlan and other Skyscape products, visit http://www.skyscape.com/rxplan.

About Skyscape

Skyscape(R) is the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices. Skyscape's service enables healthcare practitioners to tailor their experience from the most trusted medical information available and delivers it in an intuitive manner that supports the natural thought flow for diagnosis and treatment. Skyscape has a registered user base of over 550,000 medical practitioners. Its more than 300 trusted references cover 30+ medical specialties. All are integrated via Skyscape's easy-to-use smARTlink(TM) technology and are available on Palm OS(R), Windows(R) Mobile and Windows(R) powered desktop and Tablet PCs. Skyscape is a privately held company headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For more information on Skyscape and its service go to http://www.skyscape.com or call 508.460.6500.

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