Specialty Pharmacy

Pharmacists are positioned to significantly impact weight management by offering accessible expertise in medication, lifestyle guidance, and long-term support for healthier choices.

A pharmacist champion enhances access to resmetirom for treating MASH, demonstrating the importance of coordinated specialty care in medication approval.

Specialty pharmacy experts and key opinion leaders gathered at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit and discussed critical insights in interviews with Pharmacy Times®.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening illness that is characterized by the inflammation of the intestinal lining, which can lead to intestinal perforation.

About 62.9% of patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH) receiving semaglutide experienced resolution of steatohepatitis without worsening of fibrosis.

New trials reveal xanomeline and trospium effectively alleviate schizophrenia symptoms, offering a novel treatment option with minimal adverse effects.

In chronic hepatitis B (CHB) mouse models, the ferritin nanoparticle-preS1 (ferritin-NP-preS1) with small interfering RNA (siRNA) showed 100% and sustained serum HBsAg over an approximate 11-month period.

New trial results highlight intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) 10% as an effective rescue treatment for relapsing chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), enhancing patient care and pharmacist involvement in management.

The condition, which is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), is characterized by skin lesions and currently has no curative treatment.

In the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), engineered extracellular vesicles helped mitigate disease progression and did not compromise bone density.

Cimerli offers a promising biosimilar treatment for age-related macular degeneration, enhancing vision preservation with its effective VEGF inhibition.

A panel of health care experts at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit discussed the critical need for improved patient education and resources to help navigate complex financial assistance programs and health care plans.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) drug negotiation provisions will fundamentally reshape Medicare drug pricing, provider reimbursement, and health care delivery dynamics across Part B and commercial markets, according to panelists at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit.

Nipocalimab the first and only FcRn blocker approved in anti-acetylcholine receptor– or anti-muscle-specific kinase adults and children with generalized myasthenia gravis.

As the cell and gene therapy pipeline expands, experts at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit emphasized the need for error-proof logistics, value-based access strategies, and coordinated reimbursement models.

At Asembia’s AXS25 Summit, Shea Hudson spotlighted how pharmacists are transforming into essential clinical partners through advanced technology, patient advocacy, and value-based collaboration.

FDA approves Zevaskyn, the first gene therapy for RDEB, offering hope for effective wound healing and pain relief in patients.

Experts at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit discussed the economics of specialty pharmacy for rare diseases, addressing high treatment costs and strategies for balancing innovation.

Integrating community pharmacists into specialty pharmacy care can enhance patient access, address physician shortages, and expand pharmacists' roles in delivering high-quality clinical services, according to experts at Asembia’s AXS25 Summit.

The Asembia AXS25 Summit will include the latest news and expert insights in the specialty pharmacy field.

NS-229 is a Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor being investigated in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, a rare autoimmune condition that can cause severe allergic and asthmatic symptoms through inflammation of nerve cells.

The treatment received indications as a monotherapy and in combination regimen with carboplatin or cisplatin and gemcitabine.

A study reveals IVIG treatment shows no significant benefits over tocilizumab for severe COVID-19, highlighting higher adverse events and costs.

The investigators’ hypothesis is supported by phase 2 trial data in which hydronidone resulted in significant reversal of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

This component of scar tissue may have a role in kidney fibrosis for slowing disease progression and improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The in vivo gene editing program is designed to eliminate cccDNA and inactive integrated hepatitis B DNA.

The breakthrough designation is supported by clinical data from ongoing phase 1/2 trials.