Specialty pharmacies have multiple decisions to make for clinical programs that accompany a contract with a manufacturer.
Throughout their years in pharmacy school, almost all students have been asked, “What do you want to do after graduation?”
I have just begun my 41st year as a pharmacy educator, and I can truthfully admit that I enjoy what I do as much as or more today than at any other time during my professional career.
This Continuing Education activity is supported by educational funding provided by Amgen and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Results from Eisai Inc's online national survey of cancer patients, published in the 2012 Eisai Oncology Digest, highlight financial concerns of cancer treatment and their impact on treatment adherence.
Competition is heating up in the specialty marketplace as investment capital is drawn in and the pharmaceutical industry shifts from traditional brand-name drugs to specialty drugs over the next few years.
Asembia is great not only for networking conversations that can lead to transactions but also for taking stock of your organization.
Examination of pharmacy behaviors before and after implementation indicated that restrictions in pharmacy benefits may not deter utilization for Part D.
The mail-order pharmacy marketplace has significantly changed since the year 2000.
Specialty pharmacists are uniquely positioned to help with the treatment of breast cancer.
Current platforms are not designed for the dynamic needs of today’s specialty pharmacy providers.
According to the 2014 National Pharmacist Workforce Study, approximately 18.7% of women and 16.4% of men actively engaged as pharmacists reported working part-time.
As the role of the pharmacist in health care continues to evolve and expand, pharmacy careers are adapting to meet modern needs and challenges.
The use of a virtual health assistant provides an ongoing measurement of patient outcomes and a precise picture of disease activity, allowing clinicians to better tailor medication therapy to a patient's needs.
The health of the profession of pharamacy depends upon pharmacists being fairly reimbursed for products and services provided.
Compared with other breast cancer subtypes, TNBC is more likely to be diagnosed in younger women and is more likely to have metastases present at the time of diagnosis.
Changes in purchasing behavior have immediate and long-term effects on health care costs for both individuals and employers.
Health care providers—including physicians, oncologists, and specialty pharmacists—must leverage their collective resources and expertise to work together to address adherence on a larger scale.Â
Among psoriasis patients initiated on oral nonbiologic or on biologic therapy, most patients undergo at least 1 therapy change within 4 months of treatment initiation.
2019 Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting included discussions on measures to improve medication services and how pharmacists can play a larger role in the multidisciplinary care team.
At minimum, they should engage in compliance risks; financial opportunities; key advocacy efforts; and program resources, structure, and value.
Animal products are prevalent in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, including in some unexpected places.
We assessed time to maintenance dose attainment in commercially insured men initiating topical testosterone agents and compared daily maintenance doses and costs of this therapy.