Specialty Pharmacy

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

Olaparib tablets (Lynparza) approved as a maintenance treatment for patients with ovarian, fallopian, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Inotuzumab ozogamicin (Besponsa) granted FDA approval to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Biosimilar uptake in the United States still faces significant challenges.

Research finds that a robust pipeline of PsA agents will put pressure on Cosentyx.

Phase 3 program to examine novel gene therapy that treats the cause of hemophilia A.

Study is the first to provide evidence that proton-coupled amino acid transporters can be elevated in prostate cancer.

Age and tumor type most associated with initial insurance denial of cancer treatment, study finds.

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Several breakthrough cancer drugs were approved in the first half of 2017.

Upper respiratory infections cause immune cells to travel to the brain, prompting multiple sclerosis to relapse.

In some cases, chemotherapy can spur cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body.

The receptor helps drive estrogen-receptor positive mammary tumor progression in low estrogen environments.

Sheena Babin, PharmD, business development and clinical pharmacy manager at Ochsner Health System, discusses changes specialty pharmacists will need to make to ensure adherence of self-administered specialty drugs.

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Understanding why some patients fail to respond to immunotherapy could improve treatments for cancer.

National Association of Specialty Pharmacy urges PBMs to engage in dialogue about limiting medication costs for seniors.

StopDIRfees.com provides education about direct and indirect remuneration fees.

The guidance describes chemistry, manufacturing, and controls postapproval manufacturing changes considered to have minimal potential to adversely affect quality.

Study identifies previously unknown properties of gold to release anti-cancer drugs inside of tumors.

Young black women are more likely to have aggress breast cancer subtypes than white women.

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Stigma partially drives poorer health outcomes in patients with HIV.

Triple drug regimen effectively cured patients with hepatitis C virus after they failed to respond to a combination of two oral direct-acting antivirals.

Work-related factors, such as noxious airborne agents, may elevate the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

Bruce A. Feinberg, DO, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions, discusses the expanding role of educational patient support programs in oncology.

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Novel treatment effective against rheumatoid arthritis also produced a marked improvement in skin lesions caused by atopic dermatitis.