OTN’s National Specialty Pharmacy, ivpcare, Added to Harvard Pilgrim’s Specialty Pharmacy Program

South San Francisco, Calif.  – December 19, 2006 – OTN, a leading physician practice services company and one of the largest distributors of products and services to the community physician market, announced today that Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Wellesley, Mass., has included OTN’s national specialty pharmacy, ivpcare, in its managed specialty pharmacy program in the therapeutic areas of fertility, hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Under the agreement, ivpcare may dispense specialty medications to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s members via home delivery and give them the opportunity to participate in drug therapy management programs, such as ivpadhere™ and CycleTrack™.  Through these programs, ivpcare’s pharmacists and nurses stay in close contact with patients to help ensure they properly administer their drug therapy and adhere to their treatment plan.

“Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is one of many national payors that have selected ivpcare to be a preferred provider of specialty pharmacy services,” said Von Best, president of ivpcare.  “This is a testament to our longstanding reputation for providing outstanding customer service, disease management programs, patient assistance programs and other value-added services for patients, physicians and managed care organizations in the chronic care setting.”

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a not-for-profit health plan that provides a variety of insurance plan options and self-funding arrangements to more than 975,000 members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.  Harvard Pilgrim provides innovative approaches to health improvement and disease management, unique online tools that speed and simplify key transactions for employers and providers and personalized health support at www.harvardpilgrim.org.

OTN is an industry-leading oncology services company that provides oncology drugs, supportive care products and related supplies to more than 2,400 office-based oncology practices in the United States, comprising more than 4,000 physicians.  OTN was recognized as one of InformationWeek's top 500 companies in 2003 and 2004 and was honored with Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Customer Value Enhancement Award in recognition of its role in advancing cancer care in the community-based setting.  OTN continues to develop innovative technology solutions to help oncology practices improve practice efficiency, minimize costs and maximize revenues.  OTN is dedicated to helping community-based oncology practices extend and enhance the lives of people with cancer by offering the highest level of customer service and a knowledgeable support staff.  For more information, please visit http://www.myOTN.com.

ivpcare is the largest privately held national specialty pharmacy offering clinical services and distribution of pharmaceuticals developed for chronic therapeutic indications.  ivpcare provides comprehensive programs for patients, physicians, payors and pharmaceutical manufacturers for a growing number of disease states including hepatitis C, infertility, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease and others.  Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, ivpcare has distribution facilities there, as well as in Torrance, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., and Wilmington, Mass.