Jill Schachte, RPh, MSPBA

Recent pharmacy school graduates will find the benefits of investing in professional development to open new career paths.

The use of specialty drugs for weight loss, building muscle mass, or for cosmetic purposes carries risky implications.

Specialty pharmacy is the fastest growing segment thanks to drug innovation that is driving health care costs.

While the job of the FDA is to protect the public from ineffective drugs, patients in need of life-saving treatments push for accelerated approval of specialty drugs.

The focus on specialty drug development and approvals have raised questions as to whether traditional pharmacy was being replaced by specialty pharmacy.