340B PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM ADDS SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS TO GROWING LIST OF COMPANIES

The 340B Prime Vendor Program, managed by HealthCare Purchasing Partners International (HPPI) announced today that it has added global pharmaceutical leader Sandoz (a division of Novartis) to its growing list of companies providing drugs, supplies and medical devices to clinics, hospitals and health care programs for low-income Americans. HPPI's three-year contract with Sandoz began April 1, 2006. MarketWire (http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=122331)