Specialty Pharmacy

The initial encounter between a patient and a specialty pharmacy is crucial to the long-term success of the partnership.

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New findings may lead to new therapies for multiple sclerosis.

Top articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Popular diabetes drug reduces the risk of cardiovascular complications.

Study finds greater risk of cardiovascular disease in some ethnicities with HIV.

Rebekah L. Hanson, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, clinical pharmacist and assistant professor at the UIC College of Pharmacy, discusses medication management processes that can improve adherence to specialty therapies.

Conference season can be a whirlwind and sometimes attendees are unable to do everything they had hoped to. SPT has compiled a list of how to get the most out of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy conference.

An estimated 107,000 veterans are currently undiagnosed or untreated for HCV.

Sunscreen can decrease the risk of melanoma by more than 30%.

Marc O'Connor, COO and chief strategy officer at Curant Health, discusses actions that can enhance the relationship between manufacturers, payers, providers and patients in specialty pharmacy.

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A genetic modification prevented neuropathy in obese mice with diabetes.

Popular attractions of Washington, DC that may interest specialty pharmacists.

Less than 10% of young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men have used HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Non-invasive liquid biopsies may be more a more effective alternative to tissue biopsies in patients with advanced lung cancer.

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Onduo use technological advances to enhance management of diabetes.

Erin Hohman, PharmD, BCPS, director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Amber Pharmacy, discusses access to cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitors and whether the hype regarding the impact of these medications was overblown.

Canagliflozin with extended release formulation of metformin improves blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes.

Clinical practice guidelines created for the treatment and diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).

How to evaluate quality in pharmacies that offer distinct services to complex disease states, such as HIV, hemophilia, and oncology.

Marc O'Connor, COO and chief strategy officer at Curant Health, discusses the out-of-pocket costs that can emerge for patients starting a specialty medication regimen.

Pevonedistat, currently being tested in clinical trials, shows promise in killing melanomas and other cancer types.

An individual’s life expectancy after initiating therapy differs among high and middle/low-income countries.

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National Health Checkup finds that cancer beat out infectious diseases as the biggest concern.

Exondys 51 granted accelerated approval to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.