Specialty Pharmacy

Identifying and overcoming resistance to the use of generic HIV medications is becoming increasingly important to lower drug costs.

The FDA updated the labeling for rilipivirine (Edurant) for the treatment of HIV-positive pregnant patients who were on stable treatment prior to conception and who are virologically suppressed.

Achilles Alon, PharmD, RPh, Director of Specialty Pharmacy, Co-owner of ACE-Rx Specialty Pharmacy, tackles some of the challenges in starting a new specialty pharmacy.

New Amazon health care venture may lead to more effective specialty drug management.

HIV test can distinguish the prevalence of antibodies corresponding with a new or established infection.

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Obeticholic acid was incorrectly dosed daily instead of weekly in patients with moderate to severe primary biliary cholangitis, according to the FDA.

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Newly-discovered gene mutations could double the risk of breast cancer.

A single blood test could diagnose 8 different types of cancer simultaneously.

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The CDC finds people between the ages of 15 to 44 are significantly more likely to have never been tested for HIV.

Cuts to the 340B program may not negatively impact hospital reimbursement.

Kyle Truitt, Co-Founder, Turning Point, LLC, discusses the High-Performing Specialty Pharmacy Association.

Testing the social networks of patients newly-diagnosed with HIV could reveal other cases of the infection.

Sleep disturbances are common among patients with cancer and can persist for years posttreatment.

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Combination antiretroviral therapy found to elevate the risk of heart attack and adverse effects on the cardiovascular system.

Out-of-pocket medical spending dropped an average of 12% under the Affordable Care Act.

Patients with a high risk of mortality may not choose first-line lung cancer treatment.

Fight or flight hormones could increase the production of tumor nerve cells.

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Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets treat HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients ages 12 years and older.

Combination therapy found to increase anti-tumor activity among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Joy Gilbert, Vice President, Operations, US Bioservices, a part of AmerisourceBergen, discusses the importance of new orphan drug approvals for patients.

T cell alterations could exacerbate acute hepatitis infections.