By raising disease awareness, DTC advertising motivates consumers to
consult their physicians by the tens of millions each year.com.mckesson.com.

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Under a multi-year
agreement, Vanguard hospitals in Phoenix, Chicago and San Antonio, will
focus on using health IT to standardize and enhance the effectiveness of
business office processes as well as clinical care and patient safety.

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They'll also
be able to instantly share that information with colleagues across
departments or facilities . "Vanguard's selection of our
healthcare solutions across a broad spectrum of markets is a strong
endorsement of our ability to address both the application and service
requirements of a healthcare IT initiative of considerable size and scope.

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Pfizer Statement On PhRMA Principles

healthcare system. "By partnering with
McKesson, we can take full advantage of flexible and scalable technologies
to develop and share best practices, reduce variabilities , and begin our
transition to an electronic environment. For more information,
visit http://mpt .

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In combination, these
solutions help caregivers make more informed decisions that can lead to
safer and more effective levels of care.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 15 healthcare services and information
technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality
healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the
quality and safety of patient care.

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Our goal is to provide patients
with a consistent level of service excellence ."

About Vanguard Health Systems

Vanguard Health Systems owns and operates 19 high-quality acute care
hospitals, two ambulatory centers, five diagnostic imaging centers, and
many other related healthcare services in five primary markets: Phoenix,
Ariz.

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"Broad-based health systems such as Vanguard, with demographically and
geographically diverse facilities have particularly complex requirements to
enhance clinical care, share best practices, and reduce service variability
while meeting individual hospital needs," said Sunny Sanyal, group
president, McKesson Clinical Solutions.

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In addition to point-of-care applications, physicians will enjoy "anytime ,
anywhere" access to clinical information, medical histories, reports,
document images, lab results and pharmacy orders.

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Pfizer will announce in the coming weeks improvements we have made in our
DTC advertising, consistent with the PhRMA principles, and Pfizer efforts
under way to further motivate healthy behavior as part of our broader support
for greater focus on wellness and prevention across the nation's healthcare
delivery system.

PRESS RELEASE Vanguard Health Systems Chooses McKesson to Enhance Clinical Care and Patient Safety

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To further drive safety and performance,
caregivers will receive instant alerts on mobile devices if patient
indicators do not meet baseline parameters , allowing providers to make
timely and informed decisions to adjust therapies as needed.

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NEW YORK, Pfizer Inc strongly supports
PhRMA's direct-to-consumer advertising principles. Pfizer is especially
pleased with the unambiguous commitment of these principles to better meet
patients ' needs with improved communication of risks and benefits, which will
enhance the industry's ongoing efforts to raise disease awareness, educate the
public about prescription medicines and treatment options, and motivate
patients to talk with their physicians regarding health concerns. Pfizer firmly believes that PhRMA's principles
will make delivering health information even more beneficial to patients,
doctors and the U.

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As part of a major clinical excellence
initiative aimed at establishing an electronic healthcare environment,
Vanguard Health Systems announced that it will implement McKesson's Horizon
Clinicals suite of industry-leading IT solutions.

"We are committed to providing our patients with consistently high-quality
services regardless of where they seek care ," said Alan Cranford,
Vanguard's corporate chief information officer.vanguardhealth. Over the course of its 170-year
history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and
medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare
information technology for hospitals, physicians , homecare, and payors;
hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and
payors designed to improve outcomes for patients.

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In
addition, Vanguard expects to use health IT to optimize the quality and
performance in specific departments such as emergency rooms, laboratories,
radiology units and pharmacies."

With McKesson technology, nurses in Vanguard hospitals will be able to
administer patient medications assisted by handheld devices to scan
medication bar codes at the bedside -- a vital safeguard that ensures
patients receive the right medications at the right time.

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This leads to
early diagnosis and treatment -- often of serious conditions -- which is far
more effective clinically and economically than the acute-care intervention
that might otherwise result and that largely defines the inefficiencies of
American healthcare today. The Vanguard strategy is to develop locally branded
comprehensive healthcare delivery networks that enhance the treatment and
care of the patients and communities it serves.

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In addition,
rather than relying on paper forms and charts that are often laborious to
complete and difficult to share, physicians and nurses will electronically
record and review patient information at the point of care.

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