ATLANTA, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NDCHealth Corporation today announced that the company expects to release financial and operating results for its second quarter ended November 26, 2004 prior to 8:30 am ET on Monday, March 21, 2005. The company also expects to complete the restatement of its audited financial statements for fiscal years 2002 through 2004 and the first quarter of fiscal 2005, and file amended Forms 10-K/A and 10-Q/A covering these periods with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before March 21st.

Management will hold a conference call on Monday, March 21st beginning at 8:30 am ET. The conference call will be able to be accessed by dialing 877-421-3895 (706-679-0822 for international/local callers), or by webcast through the Investor Relations page at http://www.ndchealth.com/ . A replay of the conference call will be available through March 30, 2005, and will be able to be accessed either through the webcast or by dialing 800-642-1687 (706-645-9291 for international/local callers) and entering conference ID 4869417.

About NDCHealth

NDCHealth is a leading information solutions company serving all sectors of healthcare. Its network solutions have long been among the nation's leading, automating the exchange of information among pharmacies, payers, hospitals and physicians. Its systems and information management solutions help improve operational efficiencies and business decision making for providers, retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Ga., NDCHealth provides information vital to the delivery of healthcare every day. For more information, visit http://www.ndchealth.com/ .

CONTACT: Robert Borchert, VP, Investor Relations of NDCHealth
Corporation, +1-404-728-2906, or robert.borchert@ndchealth.com

Web site: http://www.ndchealth.com/