Hundreds of Medical Websites Providing Access to mobilePDR

Thomson Medical Economics will provide a courtesy link to mobilePDR for medica associations and societies across the U.S.. Association members will link to www.PDR.net to gain access to the free mobilePDR download.

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Thomson Medical Economics
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For Immediate Release
Hundreds of Medical Websites Providing Access to MobilePDR
Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners Can Download For Free

Montvale, NJ - July 10, 2002 - The publisher of PDR®, Thomson Medical Economics, a part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announced today that in response to numerous requests from the medical community, Thomson Medical Economics will provide a courtesy link to mobilePDR for medical associations and medical societies across the United States. Members will link from their respective association sites to www.PDR.net®, the online home of the PDR to gain access to the free mobilePDR download.

mobilePDR, is the concise version of the PDR available for download to handhelds. mobilePDR is available for both the Palm® Operating System and Pocket PC platforms. This mobile drug information product is available free to all U.S.-based physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

"With this link, PDR continues the Thomson commitment to continuing medical education", said Marcus Underwood, Vice President for Thomson Medical Economics. "Clinicians can now access instant, concise drug information for the 1,500 most prescribed drugs at the point of care."
"mobilePDR brings the physician's most trusted resource on to handheld devices," said Underwood. "There are other handheld drug information programs available but only one from the PDR."

Associations who want to offer this service to their members are provided all of the information needed to post the link directly on their website with minimal effort. Sites are not required to post PDR ads nor were they asked to provide any usage or tracking data in order to acquire the mobilePDR link for their members. The link is a wholly value-added service for the association members. Currently, Thomson has provided this professional courtesy link to over 200 associations and medical societies.

For information about sponsorship opportunities please contact: Lois Smith 201-358-7154 or by email: lois.smith@medec.com.

Thomson Medical Economics Company
Thomson 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. Thomson Medical Economics Company is part of The Thomson Corporation.

About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2001 revenues of $7.2 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

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