Specialty Pharmacy

M restricta was elevated in patients with Crohn disease carrying a genetic variation known as the IBD CARD9 risk allele.

Because pregnancy is one of the few times individuals are in contact with the health system and covered by health insurance, there is a cost-effective opportunity to screen for hepatitis C virus.

The FDA recently published an updated draft guidance on the naming of biologics, biosimilars, and interchangeable biosimilars.

Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus chemotherapy is approved under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program, which allows conditional approval of a medicine that fills an unmet medical need for a serious or life-threatening disease or condition.

Dupilumab (Dupixent, Regeneron and Sanofi) would be the first FDA-approved biologic for the treatment of severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

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If approved, rilpivirine plus cabotegravir would be the first monthly dosing option for adult patients with HIV.

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Patient-driven recommendations to reduce breast cancer-related economic burden could be key to shaping policies and interventions.

The supplemental new drug application for venetoclax in combination with obinutuzumab is being reviewed under the FDA’s Real-Time Oncology Review pilot program for patients with previously-untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Study focuses on the importance of distinguishing whether sugar-sweetened beverages heightened disability in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the United States has steadily grown over the past 5 years to nearly 1 million people.

Smaller entrepreneurial pharmacy owners are proactively pursuing the dispensing of specialty medications.

Officials with the FDA have approved esketamine CIII nasal spray (Spravato, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson) for use in conjunction with an oral antidepressant in adults with treatment-resistant depression.

Ublituximab may provide a clinical benefit for patients with multiple sclerosis via lower doses and faster infusion times than current therapies.

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Approximately 1.7 million insured US patients are burdened with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

The CDC urges health care providers to implement its recommendations and to regularly review their facility infection data, among other intervention methods.

If approved, fedratinib would be the second FDA-approved treatment for myelofibrosis.

There are currently no approved therapies for the prevention of episodic cluster headaches.

Researchers have made progress in understanding why Hispanic children are disproportionately affected by acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Biologic dupilumab plus non-cosmetic topical moisturizer associated with significantly improved symptoms and health-related quality of life in particular patients with atopic dermatitis.

Specialty pharmacies and their patients now require technology systems that are more sophisticated in nature than the basic functions used in the past.

First of its kind study suggests commonalities for humans, dogs, and horses with melanoma.

Cheryl Allen, BSPharm, MBA, Vice President of Industry Relations at Diplomat Pharmacy, discusses the rapidly changing oncology market and what to look for in the drug pipeline.

There are financial implications and a significant commitment of time, effort, and energy to implement a health system specialty pharmacy.

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