Specialty Pharmacy

Steven Lucio of Novation discusses why now is the time for pharmacists to educate themselves about biosimilars and the complexities surrounding biologic manufacturing.

Cultivating a career in specialty pharmacy has never been more exciting.

Mitchell Katz, PhD, executive director, medical research operations at Purdue Pharma L.P., explains the function of a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and its role in drug development.

Data presented by Gary Rice of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy at the 2013 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus meeting suggest that partial-fill strategies for specialty pharmaceuticals produce a sizable decrease in total spend.

In a session at the 2013 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus meeting, Aimee Tharaldson, PharmD, identified the top specialty drugs in the pipeline and highlighted the most recent therapeutic trends within the inflammatory conditions class.

Formal oncology clinical practice guidelines are not as reliable as some may think, suggests a study presented at the 2013 Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus meeting.

During AMCP Nexus, we spoke to Beckie Fenrick, pharmacy practice leader at Stoney Hill Partners and Cambridge Advisory Group, about 340B, copay cards, integrating the pharmacy and medical benefits, and potential problems regarding site-of-service optimization. Listen to the audio now!

Leigh Ann Bruhn, director of Avalere Health, notes that limited distribution for specialty pharmaceuticals can improve a manufacturer's data capture capabilities.

Value Specialty Pharmacy announced that effective November 1, 2013, it has been awarded a Full Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC.

A good response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors taken to treat rheumatoid arthritis comes along with the added benefit of reduced risk of acute coronary syndrome, a study finds.

The Specialty Pharmacy Association of America (SPAARx) recently announced that Gaston Bernstein, president & CEO of Biomed Pharmaceuticals, and Nuaman Tyyeb, president/managing partner of CareMed Pharmaceutical Services, Inc, will join the SPAARx Board of Directors.

Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH, national medical director, pharmacy policy and strategy at Aetna, explains how drugs that have been deemed "failures" can sometimes become effective treatments for other conditions.

Specialty Pharmacy Times is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Specialty Pharmacy Times Industry Guide, a comprehensive directory of organizations, products, and services that will serve as a one-stop guide for industry stakeholders in the specialty pharmacy space.

As the popularity of copay cards for expensive specialty medications increases, health plans are devising new ways to steer patients into using more cost-effective options.

The FDA has asked the manufacturer of the leukemia chemotherapy drug Iclusig (ponatinib) to suspend marketing and sales of Iclusig because of the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of blood vessels.

Results of a phase-2b trial reveal preliminary information about the efficacy of the combination treatment of faldaprevir and deleobuvir for hepatitis C virus infection.

In this video, Todd Speranzo of Avella talks about how to create video content that is compelling to patients.

HIV positive patients who become distressed more easily may be less likely to adhere to antiretroviral treatment (ART), suggest the results of a study appearing in the September 2013 edition of Behavior Therapy.

To improve the care of patients with hemophilia and von Willebrand's Disease (vWD), coagulation factor products should be billed through the pharmacy benefit and provided by specialty pharmacies, the authors of a new study suggest.

In this video from the 2013 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit, Mark Zitter of Zitter Health Insights discusses stakeholder views on copay cards.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a known rare side effect of interferon treatment. Investigators confirmed the low incidence if ILD in patients with hepatitis C receiving interferon, but also recorded reductions in lung function in almost half of treated patients.

Investigators in Spain have demonstrated that a regimen of lenalidomide and dexamethasone reduces the risk of disease progression and improves survival in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma.

A study including 10 million patients covered by 11 health plans suggested that insurance claims could be used to estimate the number of early-stage breast cancer cases as well as the demand for anti-HER2 drugs.

Armada Health Care (Armada), the nation's largest specialty pharmacy group purchasing and channel management organization, is pleased to announce that it is supporting the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and its efforts on biosimilars within the specialty pharmacy channel.

Specialty Pharmacy Times contributor Quintin Jessee discusses why he chose a career in specialty pharmacy and the new opportunities that are emerging in this industry.

Almost half of members spending more than $50,000 per year on drug costs were being treated with chemotherapy.

Investigators have found that patients with early tumor shrinkage and colon cancer expressing wild-type KRAS genes benefit from addition of cetuximab to standard therapy.