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To: Mr. Big who wrote (78076)	2/23/2000 1:22:00 PM
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To: Mr. Big who wrote (78076)	2/23/2000 1:33:00 PM
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BSTI, feedback? Small float, could be fun? BioShield is expected to spin off eMD.com this year in a separate IPO. Similar medical IPOs have been valued in excess of 1 BILLION dollars. eMD.com is the LEADING site in its field and the IPO should result in 1-1.5 BILLION! With a float of only 3.2 Million this should send the price into the hundreds this year! BioShield's eMD.com Surpasses 100 Million Lives Insured Under Third-Party Contracts; Largest of Business-to-Business e-Health Companies February 23, 2000 07:32 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- eMD.com(TM), a business-to-business Internet healthcare subsidiary of BioShield(TM) Technologies, Inc. BSTI has signed contracts with 42 managed care organizations and pharmacy benefits management companies, representing more than 100 million patients across the United States. No other e-healthcare company in eMD.com's category has secured agreements covering more Americans. "Securing third-party contracts enables us to deliver helpful pharmaceutical care services to patients covered under these medical and prescription benefits plans," said Kevin F. Smith, M.D., chief medical officer, eMD.com. "Patients, their physicians and insurance payors can take full advantage of eMD.com's point-of-care medication management and charting system." Accessible from a physician's office through www.emd.com, the password- protected application includes electronic prescribing, online medical charting, drug fulfillment and pharmaceutical care services such as monitoring chronic disease patients for prescription compliance. It is partly designed to perform as a risk management tool, helping the healthcare industry reduce medical errors. The company's medication management and charting software is available to physicians free of charge. eMD.com tailors the open platform to physician practices of all sizes, including those linked with larger independent physician associations (IPA). As an application service provider, eMD.com offers the system to managed care (MCO), health maintenance (HMO) and preferred provider (PPO) organizations, as well as to pharmacy benefits management (PBM) groups. eMD.com integrates its medication management and charting system with a host of pharmaceutical care services and a chronic disease focused consumer website, found at www.emd.com . www.emd.com provides consumers with in-depth Health Centers, daily medical news and a variety of services, including: free 24/7 access to a team of online medical experts to answer questions; safe and convenient prescription re-fulfillment; online discussions to share similar health concerns and experiences; helpful tips to create an environmentally friendly Healthy Home; and an online store to purchase OTC medications, nutraceuticals and other healthcare products. The website soon will give patients secured access to their password-protected medical charts, including prescription history. About eMD.com eMD.com is a chronic disease focused e-healthcare subsidiary of Atlanta- based BioShield Technologies, Inc. eMD.com primarily is a business-to- business Internet healthcare company dedicated to point-of-care medication management that improves physician NCQA compliance and patient outcomes. The company's vision is to be recognized as a leading provider of Web-based technology solutions for physicians, complemented by a preferred Internet location for consumer healthcare information and e-commerce. More information can be found at www.emd.com and www.bioshield.com or by calling 1-877-900-eMD1(3631). Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this news release that are not historical are forward-looking statements and are intended to fall within the Safe Harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the company, including areas such as: developing technologies; dependence on collaborative partners; the inherent complexity and uncertainty regarding the development of products; early-stage development of BioShield and eMD.com; the result of research and development efforts; future capital needs; uncertainty of additional funding; government regulations; and other factors which are detailed in the company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. BioShield does not undertake to revise or update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof. eMD.com is a trademark of Electronic Medical Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of BioShield Technologies, Inc. BioShield is a trademark of BioShield Technologies, Inc. SOURCE BioShield Technologies, Inc.