July/August
Buying In on Biosimilars
July 18, 2018
Article
From the Chairman
With drugs that achieve similar clinical outcomes, it will ultimately come down to financial differentiation that can determine which drugs lead the market.
Ready for New Rules on Hazardous Drug Management?
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
The US Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention’s General Chapter draft guidelines have already raised the bar for hazardous drug management and imposed costs for compliance.
A Case for Biosimilar Use: 5 Things You Need to Know
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
Biosimilars are a potential solution to the ever-growing problem of high specialty drug costs.
What Makes Specialty Infusion Pharmacy So Special?
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
Specialty infusion pharmacy should be thought of in terms of superlatives, such as most complex and highest cost.
Going Beyond the Headlines on Health Spending in 4 Steps
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
Health care spending in the United States is at the center of a loud, fractured debate mired in deep complexity.
How Integrated Health Care Delivery Networks Collaborate to Optimize Specialty Pharmacy Care
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
As the number of specialty drugs has grown in the past decade, regional health systems and academic medical centers have stepped up to assert the power of integration and coordinated care by establishing and expanding their own specialty pharmacies.
Putting Data to Work in Specialty Pharma
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
With the right technology and information, we can better understand everything from clinical best practices to patient behaviors and even operational efficiencies.
The Missing Link: Care Management’s Ability to Improve Specialty Pharmacy’s Value Proposition
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
A real-life look at pharmacist-led care management's ability to overcome barriers to care and adherence in HIV treatment.
Will a New Utah Law Change the DIR Conversation?
July 18, 2018
Article
Viewpoints: The Last Word
Although there has been an increasing amount of legislation regarding it, as well, the Utah legislature has taken a very different approach.
Limiting the Distribution of Oncology Drugs
July 18, 2018
Article
Features
Approximately 80% of manufacturers are already managing their products, many of which are oncology drugs, through a limited distribution model.
Patients First: Is Specialty Pharmacy in the Blueprint?
July 18, 2018
Article
Editorial
The meteoric rise in drug spending over the past 10 years has been driven by specialty therapeutics, while spending on traditional therapies has decreased.