Specialty Pharmacy

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to a treatment for a rare disease that primarily affects kidney function.

Increased number of patients moving away from breast conservation surgery in early stages of disease.

Metric-only oral syringes meet ISMP recommendations.

First-line therapy with abatacept in combination with methotrexate achieved significantly higher rates of stringent measures of remission in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.

Oral drug combination effective in treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Progress in stopping the spread of the Ebola has been achieved in 2 West African countries, though new cases of the virus are increasing in a third.

After the Drug Enforcement Administration revoked the Tampa-based pharmacy's registration to sell controlled substances and seized its drugs, the company fought back with a lawsuit.

Thomas Cohn, chief strategy officer at Armada Health Care, discusses the services Armada provides for specialty pharmacies.

Major emphasis placed on training efforts throughout the US.

Combination therapy eliminates tumors in more than 70% of mice.

Cyclophosphamide found to improve the success of virus therapy in patients with malignant gliomas.

The current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stems from a different strain of the virus than the outbreak wreaking havoc on West Africa, according to data from a French research organization.

Next generation drug shows anti-cancer activity in 10 of 11 tumor samples during lab tests.

A Nebraska hospital has reported that one of its patients, a surgeon who had been working in Sierra Leone, has died from Ebola.

Researchers find optimal combination and dosage for three common antirheumatic drugs.

Research may lead to more effective treatments in the future.

Drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis may benefit patients with diseases like breast cancer.

For the first time in the history of Part D, all PDPs will incorporate a specialty tier.

With a mission to help pharmacists throughout the world prevent the potential spread of the Ebola virus, the International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a suite of resources to advise community pharmacists on the threat.

Three-drug regimen will lead to new treatment protocols for transplant patients, study finds.

The FDA today approved a new indication for an oncology drug that significantly reduces ovarian cancer disease progression.

RAND Corporation projects biosimilars to cause an approximately 4% reduction in total US biologic spending from 2014 to 2024.

While the Ebola scare has started to fade away in the United States, the crisis continues to devastate West Africa, where the death toll has climbed above 5000 with more than 14000 confirmed and suspected cases.

According to researchers, chemotherapy parity laws ignore the real question of cost versus quality. At the same time, these laws promote anticompetitive practices that affect community oncologists.

Enhancing supportive care improves the chances of a patient surviving an Ebola infection.

Salveo currently manages approximately $400 million in annual drug spend.

A New York City physician who became infected with Ebola after treating patients in West Africa was released from the hospital after being declared virus free.

Cost of medication causes financial burden for nearly two-thirds of patients.

A potential Ebola outbreak in Senegal was snuffed out thanks in part to an innovative text-messaging program originally intended to help patients with diabetes manage their disease.