Specialty Pharmacy

Approximately 43 total specialty drugs come to the market each year, on average.

Shweta S. Namjoshi, MD, MPH, CNSC, discusses the role of the pharmacists in gastrointestinal care and the differences in care for pediatrics and adults.

Kimlin Tam Ashing, PhD, discusses her research assessing effective interventions in ethnic minority communities to increase colorectal cancer screenings.

Pharmacists, in particular, must be cautious and deliberate in using ChatGPT to ensure that its benefits are fully realized while minimizing risk and misinformation.

There are common symptoms experienced in the workplace that may be linked to hormones instead of stress.

Alpelisib plus the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine sensitizes NF1 knockout cells to PI3Kα inhibition and reverts their glycolytic phenotype in patients with advanced forms of breast cancer.

The study will be conducted in Brazil, where PrEP use for HIV continues to be lower than desired.

The novel antibody-drug conjugate is the first to demonstrate overall survival benefits in patients who were already treated with therapy.

There are still significant unresolved issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning, which must be addressed before they can be safely and effectively used more broadly in medicine.

At least 58% of mice treated with combined CRISPR therapies showed signs of complete HIV-1 viral elimination.

The therapy had a clinically meaningful response in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma and R/R mantle cell lymphoma.

PSG speakers present findings of the report at AXS23 and explain some of the notable results.

Gregory also discussed the differences between specialty pharmacy distribution and physician’s office distribution, and the benefits of each for patients.

Study examines association between breast cancer survival and neighborhood-level measures such as socioeconomic status.

In addition to 2 FDA-approved options, several clinical trials are investigating other potential treatments for immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

In addition to offering convenience and ease of access, Sullivan said allowing patients to receive care at home empowers them and improves quality of life.

Biosimilars are also expanding rapidly, offering new opportunities for payers, patients, and providers.

Panelists at AXS23 conference agree that the patient’s voice is the most critical, whether it is related to drug manufacturing, delivery, or marketing.

Study shows eplontersen maintains a consistent and sustained treatment effect and reinforces its potential treating hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy, which can lead to heart failure.

Immature data suggest enzalutamide combination improves overall survival in patients with high-risk biochemical recurrence.

Although these programs are not the entire solution to rising pharmacy costs, Marsh said they are an important part of solving the problem.

The law directs federal spending toward funding the internal revenue service, improving taxpayer compliance, lowering health care needs, and reducing carbon emissions.

The system is considered effective at identifying residual breast cancer following surgical resection.

The treatment showed significant improvement in patients in patients who require frequent blood transfusions and are at risk of infection.

Naveen Mansukhani, BPharm, discussed skyrocketing prices for specialty drugs and what is driving those increases.

Fran Gregory, PharmD, MBA, vice president of Emerging Therapies at Cardinal Health, discussed the biosimilars landscape and where biosimilars fall in the process of pharmacy and medical benefit adoption.

Balancing clinicians’ priorities with the needs of patients and their families is crucial to ensure access and adherence to medications.

Relative risk of cancer-related death differed according to age of diagnosis.

Pharmacists play key roles in navigating prior authorizations and other limits on utilization, as well as educating and listening to patients and caregivers.

Session at the 2023 Asembia Summit notes that pharmacists play a particularly important role in the large multidisciplinary care team needed for Rett syndrome management.