Specialty Pharmacy

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Ali A. Habib, MD, clinical professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine, discusses what the hospitalization findings mean for patients and why they should be viewed as supportive evidence

The gap is not a paperwork inconvenience—it is a cash flow problem with clinical consequences.

Decades after cisplatin's approval, platinum-based chemotherapy continues to anchor treatment regimens across tumor types, new research finds.

FDA clears tiratricol for MCT8 deficiency, lowering dangerous T3 and outlining dosing, lab testing, and pharmacy access.

AI-driven coding fuels specialty EHRs and telehealth tools, making ePrescribing faster, tailored, and affordable while shifting focus to workflow and compliance.

The once-daily tablet is the third approved treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), with CYP3A4 and metformin interaction guidance.

Katelyn O'Brien, PharmD, emphasizes sick-day management and preprocedure holds to lower euglycemic DKA risk with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors.

With changes in Medicaid eligibility looming, hospitals must plan now to keep patient care gaps at bay.

Apitegromab-mstn is cleared as an add-on to SMN2-targeted treatment for patients aged 2 and older, directly addressing muscle loss.

Jackie Burke, PharmD, says the widest collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) gap is operational—implementing workflows and showing outcomes, not proving pharmacists' clinical expertise.

Katelyn O'Brien, PharmD, says a shared view of cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome lets pharmacists unify care across endocrinology, cardiology, and nephrology.

Once-daily oral deucrictibant extended-release significantly reduced hereditary angioedema attacks compared with placebo in the pivotal phase 3 CHAPTER-3 trial.

Publication, conference dissemination, and guideline inclusion are needed for uptake, which has historically been poor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcome sets.

Zilganersen, an antisense oligonucleotide targeting glial fibrillary acidic protein, is cleared for pediatric and adult patients across all ages.

A minimum agreed set of outcomes could let pharmacists compare chronic kidney disease (CKD) interventions head-to-head and cut the heterogeneity that has long muddied trials.

Five "essential" outcomes, including medication error and adherence, should anchor every pharmacist intervention study in chronic kidney disease.

Brepocitinib (Lisraya), a once-daily TYK2-JAK1 inhibitor, is the first oral therapy approved for adults with the rare autoimmune disease.

Kidney-protective therapy is now layered. How pharmacists screen, stage by KDIGO, stagger ACE/ARB, SGLT2, GLP-1, and finerenone, and cut CV risk.

Genglycos wins accelerated approval to cut daily cornstarch reliance in patients aged 8 and older with the rare metabolic disorder.

Garetosmab-grts cut new heterotopic ossification lesions by 90% or more at 56 weeks in the phase 3 OPTIMA trial.

Beyond financial considerations, the emotional meaning of retirement is an often-forgotten question.

Data show adalimumab biosimilars can replace brand-name treatment with minimal gaps, high persistence, and sharply lower drug costs for patients and plans.

Pharmacists who understand both the clinical and the contractual dimensions of these policies are positioned to translate between the payer's cost logic and the provider's patient safety argument.

Pharmacist-led MTM services can deliver measurable clinical and financial value while advancing patient-centered care.

Biosimilars are equally safe and cut costs. Pharmacists can ease patient fears at the counter.

From AI-driven dispensing to grassroots advocacy wins, here are the key insights Pharmacy Times gathered at McKesson ideaShare 2026 in Denver.

Specialty dispensing and infusion services offer real opportunity—but the path requires careful planning, sequencing, and the right resources.

Nancy Lyons, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Health Mart, explains how McKesson Amplify and pharmacist-told patient care stories are driving advocacy wins for independent pharmacies at the state and federal levels.