Specialty Pharmacy

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Amgen’s 2017 Trends in Biosimilars report examines commercialization and distribution issues in the biosimilar space.

Legal challenges, drug shortages, and regulatory issues create hurdles for biosimilars in the US market.

Genetic variants influences the risk of MS and other autoimmune disorders.

Genetic factors can be assessed to determine the risk of developing glioma, including glioblastoma and non-glioblastoma.

Use of either surgery resulted in equivalent disease-free survival and no difference in overall survival.

Exposure to BPA observed to increase signaling that caused cancer growth.

Sheila Arquette, RPh, director of Pharmacy Services at Independent Health, discusses the impact of prior authorizations on specialty pharmacy.

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Strategic partnership will advance the use of data in value-based care.

Poorer health outcomes found in perinatally HIV-infected youth.

Variants of the IL7R and DDX39B genes may lead to increased risk of multiple sclerosis.

Behavioral treatments may help reduce severity of symptoms for conditions such as Crohn’s disease.

Biovica’s DiviTum assay offers noninvasive tool to monitor efficacy of CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Countries where high risk populations face punitive laws do not have access to critical HIV prevention services.

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Report from Magellan Rx Management shows high-cost specialty drugs require effective management of the medical benefit.

Austedo is the second product approved for Huntington’s Disease.

Medical pharmacy trend report shows significant impact from specialty drugs.

German shepherds undergo training to detect breast cancer through smell.

Combination treatment produces a complete response in mice with epithelial cancer.

Grant E. Knowles, PharmD, discusses how the projected growth in specialty drug spending may change the patient experience in the years ahead.

Toxin produced by cigarette smoke accelerates the growth of tumors.

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Cytomegalovirus disease coinfection without symptoms is common in people with HIV.

Current platforms are not designed for the dynamic needs of today’s specialty pharmacy providers.

Every new health care innovation causes disruption.

More than 96% of Prime Therapeutics members taking Harvoni cured of hepatitis C virus.