Specialty Pharmacy

Drug could eventually also treat prostate cancer.

Drug failed in treatment of solid tumors but shows promise blocking amyloid-beta plaques.

A New York pharmacist was sentenced to 3 years in prison and will have to pay more than $7 million in restitution for his scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and an AIDS program.

Natural extract found to reduce cell growth in triple negative breast cancer.

Specialty drugs comprise 28% of total drug costs from just 1% of claims.

Anti-infective and cancer drugs saw the most approvals last year.

Less toxic drug class combined with fasting may kill breast, lung, and colon cancer cells equally well.

Medication would require no refrigeration and cost less than $1 per dose to manufacture.

Engineered protein improves survival rates in aggressive leukemia.

Donna M. Smith, PharmD, director of clinical affairs at Avella Specialty Pharmacy discusses strategies for the management of new lung cancer treatment options.

Children's medications should now be dispensed in metric units, not teaspoons or tablespoons. Here's how pharmacists can help make the change happen.

Advances in treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus have been breaking news in the last few years.

Compounds that prevent protein aggregation may lead to therapy for conditions such as cancer and diabetes.

Standard chemotherapy plus bevacizumab extends survival by a median of 5 months.

The FDA has granted priority review status to Amgen's supplemental New Drug Application for its carfilzomib (Kyprolis) cancer therapy.

Procedure may be more effective than leading drug mitoxantrone.

Researchers believe drug will lead to ‘new paradigm' in leukemia therapy.

Moderate to intense exercise carries wide range of benefits.

Scalp cooling technology seeks to ensure hair retention in most instances.

Blood test may identify patients who need more intensive chemotherapy.

Addition of long-term care pharmacies strengthens service of eastern North Carolina and southwest Florida.

Current smokers and those who quit less than 10 years prior to surgery face twice the risk of disease recurrence.

Genetic changes in tumors linked to immune system response to disease.

The pharmacist's role as a disease educator is moving to the forefront.

A pharmacist in Cleveland, Tennessee, has surrendered her license following an investigation into her compounding pharmacy's use of potentially unsafe ingredients.

Two case studies in cold chain failure offer insights into preventing catastrophic public health consequences through simple precautions.

Commonly cited estimates on how easily newly infected patients transmit HIV may be vastly overstated.