Specialty Pharmacy

Confusion over the drug strength displayed for the new antibacterial agent Avycaz could cause medication errors, the FDA is warning pharmacists.

Patients treated with the drug showed improvements in overall survival.

Michael Zeglinski, Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy Operations at BriovaRx, discusses how health care reform has changed specialty pharmacy.

Each additional year of smoking after multiple sclerosis diagnosis accelerated the time to secondary progressive disease conversion.

Gary Cohen was the sole occupant of a Cessna amphibious plane that crashed in Florida on September 18.

Guidelines help identify and manage potential physical and psychosocial effects of colorectal cancer.

MS patients who participate in physical activity more likely to have lower overall amount of brain lesions.

The more orders pharmacists have to verify, the more likely they are to make mistakes.

MS advocacy group provides a wide range of services that help patients manage the disease.

Drug that targets interaction with RNA does not damage other proteins.

Treatment seeks to reverse chemotherapy resistance caused by P-glycoprotein.

mHealth apps greatly improve the accuracy and convenience of data collection.

Treatment shows rapid and significant improvements in signs and symptoms of RA after 24 weeks of treatment.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment reprograms T cells to hunt and kill cancer cells.

Greater pharmacist involvement in care transitions could curb the many medication discrepancies that arise throughout the process.

Newly discovered epigenetic markers offer hope.

Study reveals targets on the tumor cell that can be recognized by killer T-cells.

Top recent developments in cancer research.

Planned Parenthood funding cuts would save taxpayers $235 million over a decade, but also reduce health care access for nearly 400,000 women and children.

Physical and mental impairments prevent MS patients from being engaged in social and community activities.

Clinical signs and symptoms of RA may be preceded by a preclinical phase lasting several years.

GOLD group classification system could not predict lung function decline.

Top stories in Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Lymphoma and lung cancer present significant risk to RA patients.

Active ingredient in marijuana THC may improve acceptance of transplanted organs.

Birth control use not found to impact disease progression.

Patients who received immediate treatment recommendations saw improved symptom control.

Research will lead to novel viral and immunologic treatments.