Specialty Pharmacy

Researchers determine there may be an opportunity to reduce chemotherapy in pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma.

Study examines use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in halting the development of colorectal cancer.

Women may need more frequent ART doses to prevent HIV transmission than men, a mathematical model suggests

Investigational medication may lead to a promising future for the treatment of the disease.

Gilead Sciences, Inc., has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for its investigational single-tablet regimen for HIV infection in adult patients.

Filoviruses such as the Ebola and Marburg viruses edit the genetic material of the individuals they infect, according to the results of a recent study.

As one of the first areas in the field, nuclear pharmacy is a prototype of specialty pharmacy practice. Specialty Pharmacy Times reviews the history and some of the fundamentals of nuclear pharmacy.

The World Health Organization is criticizing the drug industry for delaying the development of an Ebola vaccine.

Thomas Cohn, chief strategy officer at Armada Health Care, discusses how Armada is changing to meet the needs of the tumultuous Affordable Care Act era.

The FDA today approved a drug previously granted Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of gastric cancer after prior chemotherapy.

An experimental ovarian cancer treatment failed to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in overall survival during a phase 3 trial.

With concerns of a potential Ebola outbreak in the United States still heightened, a pharmaceutical disaster response group is readying pharmacists with a series of resources on the virus.

An investigational HIV drug developed by Merck exhibited a strong overall safety and efficacy profile in a recently completed phase 2b study.

The severe respiratory illness that infected more than 1000 children across the United States is starting to wane.

QmedRx Vice President of Formulations Scott Karolchyk discusses the resurgence of compounding pharmacies.

Astellas today announced that the FDA has granted orphan drug designation to isavuconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis, one of the most frequent invasive fungal infections detected in critically ill patients and a common cause of bloodstream infections.

One of the most crucial roles in the fight to stop the spread of Ebola may be played by a mouse.

T-cell immunotherapy enables stem cell transplants using partially mismatched family members as donors.

When examining the future of the Ebola virus, it is important to understand the epidemic in the context of similar outbreaks that occurred in the relatively recent past.

Discovery offers potential target for future HIV treatments.

Program can help pharmacies better secure their networks to minimize the risk of network attacks.

Patients with early stage tumors fare worse with erlotinib than if they take nothing.

Transmission of the Ebola virus remains widespread in West Africa, with infections among health care workers continuing to rise.

Bortezomib found to effectively treat chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Paul Jardina brings more than 20 years of health care industry experience to Onco360.

The World Health Organization convened a high-level emergency meeting with government leaders and pharmaceutical company representatives earlier this week to discuss issues surrounding access to experimental Ebola vaccines.

Methotrexate injection treats patients with rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and psoriasis.

Michael Nameth, RPh, MBA, chief executive officer of Aureus Health Services discusses the future path of the company.

New recommendations for the removal of protective gear highlight the need for enhanced technologies.