SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 8-K

                        CURRENT REPORT

           Filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                April 2, 1998 (April 1, 1998)
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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
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      (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


                           New Jersey
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        (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                            0-19666
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                   (Commission File Number)


                           22-2485688
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               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                     1200 The American Road
                 Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950
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           (Address of principal executive officers)



                        (973) 490-3100
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     (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)








ITEM 5.   Other Events
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                  On April  2,  1998,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release,
announcing that, among other things:

(i) an entity controlled by the Chairman of the Board and largest shareholder of
Registrant has agreed to make an $11,000,000 equity investment in the Registrant
(documents reflecting that agreement and related matters are filed as Exhibits 1
through 5 hereof and are incorporated herein by reference);

(ii) an agreement,  subject to completion  of  definitive  agreements,  has been
reached with the  Registrant's  senior lenders to restructure  the  Registrant's
senior credit facility  including the forbearance of all existing defaults under
its senior credit facility;

(iii) the  Registrant's  independent  auditors have advised the Registrant  with
respect to the consolidated  financial  statements for the period ended December
31,  1996  that:  (a) they are  withdrawing  their  report  on the  Registrant's
consolidated  financial  statements  for the period ended December 31, 1996; and
(b) the balance  sheet for the period  ended  December  31, 1996 will need to be
restated;

(iv) the  Registrant  can not  currently  project  the date on which  its  final
results  for the fourth  quarter  and the year ended  December  31, 1997 will be
released; and

(v) the Registrant  expects to report a higher net loss from  operations for the
year ended December 31, 1997 than previously announced.

                  A copy of the press release containing these announcements and
other  matters  is filed  herewith  as  Exhibit  6 and  incorporated  herein  by
reference.



ITEM 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
                  and Exhibits.
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                  No financial statements or pro forma financial information are
required to be filed as a part of this report.  There are no financial  exhibits
filed as part of this report.















                  (c)      Exhibits.
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                  Exhibit                   1 -- Copy of Escrow Agreement among 
                                            the Registrant, JA Special Limited
                                            Partnership and Gordon Altman 
                                            Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein 
                                            dated April 1, 1998.

                  Exhibit                   2  --   Copy   of   Stock   Purchase
                                            Agreement between the Registrant and
                                            JA Special Limited Partnership dated
                                            April 1, 1998.

                  Exhibit                   3 -- Copy of Common  Stock  Purchase
                                            Warrant   dated  April  1,  1998  to
                                            purchase   6,000,000  shares  issued
                                            pursuant   to  the  Stock   Purchase
                                            Agreement dated April 1,
                                            1998.

                  Exhibit                   4  --  Copy  of   Letter   Agreement
                                            between   the   Registrant   and  JA
                                            Special  Limited  Partnership  dated
                                            April 1, 1998  amending  the  Common
                                            Stock    Purchase    Warrant   dated
                                            September 13, 1995 (previously filed
                                            as Exhibit 3 to a report on Form 8-K
                                            dated September 18, 1995).

                  Exhibit                   5 -- Copy of  Article  Third  (h) of
                                            the    Restated    Certificate    of
                                            Incorporation   setting   forth  the
                                            rights  of the  holders  of Series B
                                            Cumulative Preferred Stock

                  Exhibit                   6 -- Press Release dated April 2,
                                            1998.









                           SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                        (REGISTRANT)


Date: April  6, 1998                By:    /s/ Paul Antinori
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                                            Paul Antinori
                                            Vice President






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                  Exhibit                   1 -- Copy of Escrow  Agreement among
                                            the  Registrant,  JA Special Limited
                                            Partnership    and   Gordon   Altman
                                            Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein dated
                                            April 1, 1998.

                  Exhibit                   2  --   Copy   of   Stock   Purchase
                                            Agreement between the Registrant and
                                            JA Special Limited Partnership dated
                                            April 1, 1998.

                  Exhibit                   3 -- Copy of Common  Stock  Purchase
                                            Warrant   dated  April  1,  1998  to
                                            purchase   6,000,000  shares  issued
                                            pursuant   to  the  Stock   Purchase
                                            Agreement dated April 1,
                                            1998.

                  Exhibit                   4  --  Copy  of   Letter   Agreement
                                            between   the   Registrant   and  JA
                                            Special  Limited  Partnership  dated
                                            April 1, 1998  amending  the  Common
                                            Stock    Purchase    Warrant   dated
                                            September 13, 1995 (previously filed
                                            as Exhibit 3 to a report on Form 8-K
                                            dated September 18, 1995).

                  Exhibit                   5 -- Copy of  Article  Third  (h) of
                                            the    Restated    Certificate    of
                                            Incorporation   setting   forth  the
                                            rights  of the  holders  of Series B
                                            Cumulative Preferred Stock

                  Exhibit                   6 -- Press Release dated April 2, 
                                            1998.