Nicodemo “Nick” Calla, RPh, JD

Specialty pharmacy is at the forefront of providing the team-based care and patient counseling now being sought in the developing accountable care organization model.

Community-based specialty pharmacies are poised as trendsetters to represent a trend in the delivery of oncology products.

Medication nonadherence is a growing issue for patients, clinicians, health care systems, and payers because of mounting evidence that it is prevalent and associated with adverse outcomes and higher costs of care. Here are some best practices to get people to take the medicines prescribed for them.

Action is needed now to ensure that independent pharmacies are not left behind in the wake of this historic merger.