Specialty Pharmacy

With this approval, olaparib (Lynparza, AstraZeneca and MSD) is the first approved poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitor for ovarian cancer.

Officials with the FDA have granted accelerated approval to pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) for adult and pediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).

As is the case with any service-driven industry, the need to continually assess end-user satisfaction is paramount.

Durvalumab plus tremelimumab did not meet the primary endpoint of the phase 3 MYSTIC trial evaluating improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy.

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Foreign-born black women aren’t benefiting from HIV prevention programs at the same rates as other women.

Prucalopride (Motegrity, Shire) is the only serotonin-4 receptor agonist approved for adults with chronic idiopathic constipation.

Specialty pharmacy stakeholders must strike a delicate balance between cost concerns and health outcomes, while keeping the patient at the center.

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Patients administered guselkumab achieved an improvement of 90% or more Psoriasis Area Severity Index score than those administered secukinumab.

AMD will affect more than 200 million people globally by 2020 and has become the leading cause of blindness in developed countries.

Two pharmacist groups jointly filed a motion urging the federal judge to block CVS and Aetna from further integration while the potential negative effects are assessed.

Slow-growing gliomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 may be vulnerable to immunotherapy.

Cheryl Allen, BSPharm, MBA, Vice President of Industry Relations at Diplomat Pharmacy, discusses the increasing cost burden of cancer therapies and future strategies for mitigating costs.

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Study highlights the importance of testing and early intervention in young patients with hepatitis C virus.

Fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, and methamphetamine among the most frequently mentioned drugs connected to overdoses, according to a new report from the CDC.

The FDA has approved trastuzumab-pkrb (Herzuma, Celltrion) as a biosimilar to trastuzumab (Herceptin, Genentech) for the treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer. 

Romiplostim (NPLATE, Amgen) approved for the treatment of pediatric patients with immune thrombocytopenia who have had an insufficient response to other therapies.

Updated data from the HAVEN 2 study showed that the majority of children treated with emiciziumab-kxwh (Hemlibra, Genentech) experienced sustained bleed control.

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A recent study found further evidence that hepatitis C reinfection rates are greater in drug users despite successful treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy.

Understanding how HIV-related stigma can affect patients later in life can lead to new approaches to address cognitive impairment in this population.

Abaloparatide and teriparatide are the only anabolic agents approved by the FDA for women with osteoporosis at high-risk of fragility fractures.

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Emerging platforms make it feasible for hepatitis C testing to be conducted in settings that within or outside of health care facilities, such as prisons.

SUBA-itraconazole is indicated for the treatment of blastomycosis, pulmonary and extrapulmonary; histoplasmosis, including chronic cavitary pulmonary disease and disseminated, nonmeningeal histoplasmosis; and aspergillosis, pulmonary and extrapulmonary.

A patient-centric approach is vital to effective specialty pharmacy services.