With a shift from intravenous to self-administered medication, specialty pharmacists are key in patient education.Brandon Shank, PharmD, MPH, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, explains why specialty pharmacists must understand the logitistics, toxicities, and the reimbursement payment models of the ...
Specialty pharmacies are seen as a reliable distribution channel for high cost medications, offering convenience to the patient and lower costs while maximizing insurance reimbursements from those companies that cover the drug. They incorporate disease state management programs and the pharmacy staff is hi...
how much you end up paying for them, and even which pharmacies you can use to pick up your prescriptions. Some PBMs even pressure you to use the pharmacies that they own, especially for home delivery of medications. All of that adds up to an outsized impact on your finances...
The Adderall shortage was announced in October of 2022. It's been nearly a year and a half since, and patients in the Twin Cities are still searching for pharmacies with stock. They even take to social media for advice from other patients. MORE:Hospital maintenance work...
Psychiatrists are mental health professionals and medical doctors. This title sets them apart from others in the field, like therapists. A combination of psychiatry and psychotherapy can often help clients effectively manage mental health symptoms. If you're interested inmeeting with a therapistto supp...
Specialty pharmacy dispensers are also facing an evolving landscape with increased manufacturer contract pharmacy pressures related to the 340B Drug Pricing Program. With restrictions related to size and location of contract pharmacies that covered entities can use, the specialty p...
Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients. By Jake Gaffey, MBA, Chief Strategy Officer at Shields Health Solutions ...
Given the narrow therapeutic range of many psychotropic medications, where dosage and timeliness are essential, the absence of mechanisms to detect when medications were not ordered or collected concerned participants. Where GP practices had in-house pharmacies, alerting systems were proposed to mitigate...
call your insurer directly to find out if a particular medication is covered.Now that you know different health plans cover different medications, it's important to note that different health plans let you get your medications from different pharmacies (called in- network or "specialty" pharmacies...
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