Specialty Pharmacy

Kelsey Ramsden, co-founder, president, and CEO at MindCure, discussed the potential links between sexual trauma and hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women.

Shannon Hough, director of ClinReview and Clinical Content for McKesson, discusses the growing shift to biosimilars in oncology and the impact of increased access and reduced financial burden for patients on medication adherence.

Thomasina Morris, RPh, MHA, BCOP, pharmacist at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses what oncology pharmacists should understand about rucaparib when treating ovarian cancer.

Insurers, accountable care organizations, and manufacturers increasingly look for demonstrable clinical outcomes as proof for reimbursement or access to limited distribution networks.

Supplemental new drug application submitted to the FDA for the approval of darolutamide (Nubeqa) plus docetaxel in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

A patient’s ability to pay for specialty medications will continue to be an issue because drug costs are prohibitive and add barriers to accessibility.

Phase 3 TROPiCS-02 study continues to follow patients for overall survival, a key secondary endpoint.

Epcoritamab is an investigational immunoglobulin G1-bispecific antibody being evaluated as a treatment for patients with follicular lymphoma in multiple clinical trials.

Pharmacy Times will be covering the upcoming Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer live in Phoenix, Arizona, taking place March 18 through 21.

Poziotinib demonstrates positive results for treatment-naïve patients with non-small cell lung cancer harboring HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations.

Ivosidenib in combination with azacitidine found to significantly improve event-free survival in patients with previously untreated IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.

Thomasina Morris, RPh, MHA, BCOP, pharmacist at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the adverse events patients with ovarian cancer have reported during treatment with rucaparib.

Jakob Jensen, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah and member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, discusses how oncology pharmacy professionals can effectively address fatalistic beliefs and perceptions of cancer-related information among rural adults.

Amidst the frenzy of blockbuster medicines, the connection between the high price of a drug and how well it works is becoming looser.

The health care company’s analysis evaluates non-specialty and specialty drugs, biosimilars, medication affordability, and the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines.

Durvalumab plus chemotherapy did not increase the discontinuation rate due to adverse events compared to chemotherapy alone.

Kaléo’s product has received fast-track designation for US military personnel facing this threat on the battlefield.

Durable responses mark a significant advancement over chemotherapy, which may have only been effective for 9 to 10 months.

Acceptance is based on CheckMate -816 trial results where the agency granted priority review status to the Bristol Myers Squibb drug and assigned a PDUFA goal date of July 13, 2022.

Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor being investigated to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis, axial SpA giant cell arteritis, and Takayasu arteritis

Jakob Jensen, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah and member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, discusses how the beliefs and perceptions of cancer among adults living in rural areas compared to those of adults living in urban areas.

Filgrastim-ayow is indicated for the treatment of neutropenia, which is commonly experienced by patients receiving chemotherapy.

Thomasina Morris, RPh, MHA, BCOP, pharmacist at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses how dosing for rucaparib treatment is assessed to treat patients with ovarian cancer.

The agency addresses the inclusion of older individuals in cancer-studies, the designing and conducting of multiple expansion cohorts, and the expedited development of biologics and drugs.

The median survival time for individuals with SCC and treated with Merck’s pembrolizumab was 13.9 months compared with 8.8 months in the control arm.

Jakob Jensen, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah and member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, discusses rural residents’ beliefs and perceptions of cancer-related information in comparison with those of urban residents.

Thomasina Morris, RPh, MHA, BCOP, pharmacist at Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the efficacy of rucaparib for approved indications based on clinical trial results.

Pacritinib becomes the first treatment approved to specifically address the needs of patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis.

Majority of heavily pretreated patients with multiple myeloma administered ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel; Carvykti) achieved deep responses after 18-months follow-up.

The study met its primary goal by demonstrating pharmacokinetic equivalence in patients who switched multiple times between treatment with the 2 medicines.