Specialty Pharmacy

Recent findings suggest the implementation of intervention programs that target young males of a lower socio-economic status, non-cancer and cancer survivors, and cervical cancer survivors to help reduce the consumption of sugary drinks and added sugar.

Treating financial toxicity in cancer patients similarly to other side effects could improve outcomes.

Lartruvo with doxorubicin significantly improves overall survival in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Patients with Crohn’s disease achieve highest clinical response and remission rates during an early study.

Relapsed metastatic head-and-neck cancer patients who received nivolumab experienced a reduction in symptoms.

Kevin James, RPh, MBA, vice president of Payer Strategy at US Bioservices, discusses lessons the specialty industry learned from the impact of high cost drug launches for hepatitis C and high cholesterol.

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Evidence-based treatment for depression and adherence counseling could boost HIV treatment.

An update of distribution and circulation of HCV genotypes could help reduce disease burden.

Compared with standard-of-care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study found that medication therapy management (MTM) increased adherence more than 30%.

Major pathological tumor regression was experienced by 40% of patients receiving neoadjuvant immunotherapy before resection.

Erin Hohman, PharmD, BCPS, director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Amber Pharmacy, discusses the relationship between limited distribution networks and specialty pharmacy.

A diagnostic blood test could diagnose patients in early stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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HIV compromises the immune system, making patients more susceptible to tuberculosis.

Developing industry connections is crucial for aspiring pharmacists.

Tecentriq is the first anti-PDL1 cancer immunotherapy approved for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Adalimumab also found to be effective in treating non-infectious uveitis.

T cell subset may play a crucial role in the development of diabetes.

Niraparib significantly improved outcomes of platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer in landmark trial.

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A unique pattern of motion by repair proteins allows them to rapidly scan long DNA and flag repair machinery in condition that can lead to skin cancer.

Coinfection with HIV plus a hepatitis B, C, or both, adds to the risk of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Acceptance and utilization of biosimilar drugs still in need of improvement within specialty pharmacy.

Study finds that a food-poisoning bacteria increases the growth of gut bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease.

Adjuvant therapy that improves outcomes for kidney cancer patients may finally be an option.

Autumn Bagwell, PharmD, BCPS, clinical pharmacist at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, discusses how to address the challenge of access to high cost specialty medications.

An award of $347 million has been given to 16 organizations involved with the Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network.