While there are hundreds of pharmacies accredited for specialty dispensing, only a small number operate both nationally and separately from the giant mail order pharmacies operated by pharmacy benefit managers. Now, Dallas-based Senderra Rx has expanded its footprint with a […]
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Particularly for specialty pharmaceuticals that require lots of follow-on services, the pharma industry is investing in a growing number of patient support programs, both financial (copay programs, etc.) and advisory or educational (for both HCPs and patients). But there are […]
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By bringing regulatory considerations from longstanding governmental rules on how employer-based health insurance is managed, a Washington advocacy group is fighting the adoption of copay accumulators. The group, the Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine, is not itself […]
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Tagged as the inaugural Pharmacy Check-Up: Activity & Barriers to Care Analysis, the survey compares pharmacists’ current and hoped-for future activities across the full range of pharmacy types: chain, independent, hospital and specialty. ABC is in an interesting position to […]
Read MoreMultiple trends are converging to create a smarter, more agile healthcare industry—one where transparency and quality sit at the heart of strategy. Technological advancement, coupled with a reimbursement landscape defined by value, is changing the paradigm of care delivery for […]
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Seeking to highlight how “the business has evolved to meet the industry’s need for a best-in-class and integrated portfolio of commercialization, launch and in-market solutions,” McKesson has relaunched its biopharmaceutical services business under its US Pharmaceutical and Specialty Health business […]
Read MoreBecause Pfizer used the phrasing “pay no more than” $15 or $20 rather than “pay as little as” those amounts in copay cards for three of its branded products, the New York State Attorney General received complaints from consumers who […]
Read MoreIn a news release along with an updated corporate Code of Practice, GSK announced that it is returning to the practice of reimbursing healthcare providers for engaging in speaker programs, attending GSK-sponsored meetings, and paying registration fees for remote webinars […]
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At the just-concluded PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes meeting (Orlando, FL, Oct. 8-9), Noble, an Orlando, FL, manufacturer, demo’d a new training platform for patients using prefilled syringes based on BD syringe designs. The training units (which simulate the administration […]
Read MoreJust a month after acquiring e-benefits-verification provider VirMedica, CareMetx has made a second acquisition, the hub services provider BioSolutia. Dan Desmarais and Jim Long, principals and co-founders of BioSolutia, will take on leadership roles for CareMetx, joining Mark Hansan, CareMetX […]
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