Specialty Pharmacy

Ocrelizumab may shift MS treatment paradigm.

Study finds current efforts are not enough to decrease the spread of infection.

A federal judge has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against a manufacturing company for marketing unapproved and misbranded prescription drugs.

There are currently more than 600 trials of biosimilars ongoing.

Monitoring activity in a protein could be crucial to detecting cancer early on.

Cancer treatment is more closely involving community and specialty pharmacies, as many patients are being treated with oral, subcutaneous, and intravenous (IV) agents in the comfort of their own homes.

Patients with genotype 1b hepatitis C achieve sustained virologic response after 12 weeks.

Hormones that reduce side effects may stimulate growth of cells resistant to therapy.

Combination of immunotherapy and epigenetics put patients into remission, even after failing the standard treatment.

Track-and-trace requirements of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) will take effect tomorrow, but the FDA will not enforce the product tracing obligations for pharmacies until November.

Michael Zeglinski, Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy Operations at BriovaRx, discusses developing trends in the treatment of specialty pharmacy patients.

Productivity and absenteeism improved in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritides.

California's Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange marketplace is the first in the nation to enact a payment cap policy for expensive specialty drugs.

Preventative measures emphasized to reduce transmission of disease.

Top stories of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times from June 22-26.

Patients with a burn injury were twice as likely to have been prescribed oxygen in the previous 90 days.

Study finds improved screening needed for condition.

Pharmacists can play a role in improving patient understanding of health insurance.

Topical medications stimulated the regeneration of damaged brain cells.

Early research in HIV and hepatitis B discontinued.

Drugs like Viagra previously thought to increase risk of malignant melanoma.

Treating patients within 3 months of the onset of symptoms may prove to be beneficial.

Size and speed of tumor growth similar in dogs and humans.

Court votes 6-3 in favor of upholding legislation.

Amy Grogg, PharmD, senior vice president of Strategy and Commercialization at AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group discusses how the Affordable Care Act has emphasized the importance of specialty pharmacy services.

Study finds that Medicare Part D cost saving projections are based on flawed methodology.

Small molecule agent able to detect or destroy prostate cancer cells when combined with different radionuclides.

Gaining approval from insurance companies for highly effective new hepatitis C virus treatments is fraught with challenges for patients.