Specialty Pharmacy

Current policy reduces incentives that would spur a robust biosimilars market, according to the Biosimilars Council.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Women with the hepatitis C virus have fewer live births and face a higher risk of miscarriage, infertility, gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia.

Many researchers are interested in looking at FDA-approved drugs that could potentially be repositioned for use in cancer treatment.

Traditionally contraindicated in individuals with HIV, thalidomide has utility in aphthous ulcers, gastrointestinal lesions, Kaposi sarcoma, and other HIV-associated developments.

Findings further strengthen the need to protect young people from head injury.

Physical activity and a whole grain-rich diet lowers colorectal cancer risk, whereas red meat increases the risk.

How to avoid common errors in pharmacies to protect patients.

Ron Lanton III, Esq, president, True North Political Solutions, LLC, explains how mobile health can affect specialty pharmacies.

Patients with peripheral neuropathy may experience pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet, despite cessation of chemotherapy.

Findings may lead to future treatments for patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Variation in HPV15 E7 protein greatly decreases the risk of invasive cervical cancer.

Limited proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus received antiviral treatment before the widespread use of direct-acting antivirals.

A newly-discovered molecule can induce programmed cell death in mesenchymal-like lung cancer cells.

An antibody-immunotherapy combination shows promise against high-risk pediatric cancer.

Joel Wright, chief executive officer, Alliance Rx Walgreens Prime discusses how technology has influenced the way specialty pharmacists manage patient care.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Study findings could lead to new treatment options for patients with IBD in the future.

Findings may provide new treatment options for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Adjuvant endocrine therapy can prevent cancer recurrence but can result in painful side effects.

Biosimilars offer the potential to provide patients with less costly alternatives.

To control specialty drug costs, many employers have site of care management approaches, while other enact more stringent utilization management procedures.

In 2015, specialty drug costs increased nearly 10%, the highest rate since 2006.

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Wnt signaling activation impacts the response to melanoma treatment.

Patients with stage 3 kidney disease cured of hepatitis C virus experienced an improvement in kidney function following treatment.

Company harnesses CRISPR-based gene editing technology as it enters human clinical trials to treat HIV.