With the evolution and growth of specialty pharmacies, so too did services provided by hubs and the places where they were situated.
Our research focuses on the clinical and economic outcomes of patients receiving care from a payer-designated specialty pharmacy program compared with regular retail pharmacies.
The authors concluded that costs were significantly higher for women with migraines than men and that costs resulting from migraine treatment increased as the patients got older.
Pharmacists should be aware of what drug repurposing is and how it occurs as due to the vast amount of opportunities that exist.
Today's youth risk becoming the first generation not to outlive their parents. It is not too late, however, to halt and reverse this trend.
Pharmacists are in the perfect position to influence patients and improve outcomes with medication therapy management.
For the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.
Medications that influence libido have mechanisms that affect the biologic or hormonal processes responsible for sexual arousal, and often affect patients' quality of life.
For the majority of children and adolescents receiving a psychotropic medication there is a valid medical diagnosis.
This expert analysis and rich historical perspective on AMP offers valuable insights into the new AMP Proposed Rule and how it affects specialty pharmacy.
The specialty pharmacy marketplace has quickly become the primary dispenser of most therapies for orphan conditions.
Helpful patient education suggestions for the successful management of COVID-19 at home and when it is appropriate to seek medical attention.
Many patients with ADHD report peers seeking nonmedical prescription stimulant use.
Total cost of care for patients whose glycated hemoglobin levels were
Implementation of a pharmacist-led glycemic control team was associated with improved glycemic control and utilization outcomes in a population of noncritically ill surgical patients.
Current recommendation of beta blockers in patient with HF include bisoprolol, carvediol, or metoprolol succinate. Metoprolol tartrate may provide better rate control with twice daily dosing.
Therapeutic interchange from donepezil to galantamine extended-release: a 3-month analysis.
Why are REMS not standardized today? Our columnist offers insight into the problem and how to lead specialty pharmacy forward.
Chronic pain patient may respond to endogenous opioids differently than healthy people.
There were no signifi cant differences in mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels after patients were converted from fl uvastatin to pravastatin therapy.
Many different triggers prompt overeating, cues clinicians might use to a dieter's advantage.
Early diagnosis is the key to successful management of psoriatic arthritis, and treatment of this inflammatory disease is largely dependent on which symptoms are predominant.
Manufacturers file challenge in court resulting in compromise between state government and pharmaceutical companies.