Arcalyst, Gavreto available at AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
AllianceRx Walgreens Prime is offering Arcalyst (rilonacept) and Gavreto (pralsetinib), two medicines prescribed for the treatment of specific kinds of cancer as well as an autoinflammatory cardiovascular disease.
Arcalyst is the first and only FDA approved product for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis and reduction in risk of recurrence. Pericarditis is a painful and debilitating autoinflammatory cardiovascular disease associated with swelling of the saclike membrane surrounding the heart.
Arcalyst also is approved by the FDA for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes, a group of rare hereditary autoinflammatory disorders, including Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome and Muckle-Wells Syndrome, and for the maintenance of remission of Deficiency of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist, an autoinflammatory disease affecting fewer than 50 people worldwide. Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals manufactures Arcalyst, which is also a registered trademark of Regeneron.
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Gavreto, manufactured by Blueprint Medicines, is a once-daily oral prescription medicine used to treat certain cancers caused by abnormal RET-positive (rearranged during transfection) genes in non-small-cell lung cancer that has spread (metastatic) or advanced thyroid cancer that may have spread.
“Patients living with these rare autoinflammatory disorders and cancers deserve access to the best treatment options available to help them manage these conditions,” said Tracey James, senior vice president of pharmacy services. “We are delighted these manufacturers chose AllianceRx Walgreens Prime to dispense these medications. Our specialty pharmacists engage and counsel patients about prescribed therapy and help improve adherence and persistence. Manufacturers partner with us because of our continual commitment to providing patients with individualized support and clinical expertise required to improve patient outcomes.”
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