Specialty Pharmacy

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Investigative drug may improve overall survival and reduce chemotherapy-induced heart damage in children with acute myelogenous leukemia.

Cisplatin used in combination with sodium thiosulfate significantly reduced the incidence of hearing loss in pediatric cancer patients.

Study finds link between aspirin and blood platelets in cancer cells.

Novel immunotherapy shows promise treating patients with leukemia at high-risk of relapse.

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Studies find varying results in incidence of strokes from wet age-related macular degeneration treatment.

Ocrelizumab achieves primary endpoints treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Specialty pharmacies have multiple decisions to make for clinical programs that accompany a contract with a manufacturer.

FDA extends biologics license application review for MS drug ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) to allow for more information on manufacturing process.

Niraparib is an investigational PARP inhibitor currently being evaluated for recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancers.

Metastasis affects as many as 5% of cancer patients around the world.

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The FDA granted orphan drug designation to nintedanib, a triple angiokinase inhibitor, for the treatment of mesothelioma.

Syringe services programs seek to halt the spread of HIV among injection drug users.

After 2 years of exclusion, Harvoni has been added to the Express Scripts national formulary for the treatment of hepatitis C.

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor reduces Ki67 expression and shows promise in breast cancer treatment.

HIV infection continues to rise in across European countries.

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When treatment with DMARDs does not work, biologic agents are used to treat RA.

Lack of adherence to HIV medications can create resistance since the virus mutates quickly.

Risankizumab achieved higher rates of clinical response in patients with Crohn’s disease.

Pennsylvania health department recommends that patients be screened for HIV, and hepatitis B and C viruses.

FDA grants accelerated approval for rucaparib (Rubraca) to treat advanced ovarian cancer.

Pembrolizumab was associated with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life over chemotherapy.

Anti-inflammatory drugs suppress PGE2 production and leads to adverse events from peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell harvesting.

Integrase inhibitors can reduce the HIV viral load to decrease transmission of the disease.

Wayne Grau, vice president of Legislative Affairs at Managed Health Care Associates, discusses how specialty stakeholders can take steps to improve the perception surrounding specialty pharmacies following recent drug cost controversies.

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ICER seeks comment on the effectiveness and value of disease modifying therapies for relapsing remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.