Specialty Pharmacy

Renflexis is indicated for the same inflammatory conditions as reference drug infliximab.

Renflexis is a biosimilar of Remicade, which treats inflammatory conditions, including Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis.

A combination of doxorubicin plus an aldose reductase inhibitor prevented cardiotoxicity in patients with colon cancer.

Potential treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis is an oral pill consisting of pharmaceutical formulations of purified THC and CBD.

Enzyme acts as an epigenetic checkpoint of T cell function to treat cancer.

Novel pathogen-associated molecular pattern drug combined with checkpoint inhibitor also evaluated in non small cell lung cancer.

Involving patients in the decision-making process can improve multiple sclerosis treatment adherence and overall quality-of-life.

A look at the top stories in pharmacy last week.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Transplanting organs from donors infected with hepatitis C found to be a viable option.

Rural areas have a higher rate of death for lung, colorectal, prostate, and cervical cancers.

Stem cells loaded with oncolytic herpes simplex virus significantly slowed tumor growth in mice.

Pitavastatin may serve as a potential treatment for drug-resistant ovarian cancer.

Attacking overgrown lamellipodia and filopodia could prevent cancer metastasis.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

New generation of antiviral drugs cause significant reduction in the risk for the most common type of adult liver cancer in patients with HCV.

Large group employers report significant cost challenges associated with specialty drugs.

Integrating medical and pharmacy benefits may better inform employer management of specialty drugs.

One-third of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome progress to acute myeloid leukemia.

Investigational biosimilar to Herceptin is designed to treat HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Sexual risk behaviors are associated with increased HIV transmission and prevalence, yet women are largely understudied.

Hepatitis C virus is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality.

Three healthcare veterans join NASP's governing board of directors.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Moses Zonana, CEO of Compliance Meds Technologies, discusses ways technology can be utilized to monitor adherence.

The combination tablet is approved to treat adults with hepatitis C genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis or mild cirrhosis.

The concept of specialty at retail has the potential to unlock vast financial, contracted volume, and patient continuum of care opportunities attached to pharmaceutical products currently dispensed in specialty pharmacies.

The anticipated action date for drug that treats moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis is set for March 2018.