Gordon J. Vanscoy, PharmD, MBA; Pamela Koener, PharmD; and Richard Faris, PhD, RPh Part 1 of this 3-part series, published in last month’s Directions in Oncology Pharmacy™, explored how changes in US federal policy and advances in scientific research have led to the dawn of medical breakthroughs for rare disorders. Part 2 describes how rare… Read More »
Specialty pharmacy hubs have become increasingly popular in recent years, offering a wide variety of services to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Although many hubs offer similar services, no 2 specialty pharmacy hubs and no 2 hub programs are entirely alike. Each program has unique needs based on a manufacturer’s desired network, relevant disease state, services required, and… Read More »
CVS Specialty announced the launch of Specialty Expedite, a pharmacy solution that uses technology to help patients get medications significantly faster, and keep them informed of the status of their prescription. “Our new Specialty Expedite tool is one more way that we’re leveraging technology to help enable a more streamlined prescription on-boarding process, shortening it… Read More »
I originally majored in chemistry in college, but I missed interacting with different people every day. In pharmacy, I knew I’d get to help people. I kind of fell into specialty pharmacy and am really glad I did. During rotations in last year of pharmacy school, I did a 10-week rotation under Heidi Burres, PharmD,… Read More »