Specialty Pharmacy

Gilead honors Camber parent company Hetero Drugs
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Camber Pharmaceuticals announced Wednesday that its parent company, Hetero Drugs, has been recognized by Gilead Sciences for its work providing access to hepatitis C drugs for patients worldwide. Hetero markets sofosbuvir as Sofovir and ledipasvir-sofosbuvir as Ledifos in India and will eventually reach some 91 countries. The two drugs are better known in the United States and as Sovaldi and Harvoni.

In India, an estimated 12 million to 18 million patients are infected with hepatitis C.
Specialty Focused: DSN interviews Walgreens specialty pharmacy group VP
The significant role that specialty pharmacies play in specialty care — from ensuring patients have access to their specific disease state treatment to delivering necessary training and other services around their medication — is something Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy knows well.

QuintilesIMS Institute report: Generics brought $227 billion in 2015 savings

WASHINGTON —QuintilesIMS on Wednesday released its 2016 Generic Drug Savings and Access in the United States Report, which it compiled on behalf of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).

Pfizer announces availability of Inflectra, its Remicade biosimilar

NEW YORK — Pfizer on Tuesday announced that it will begin shipping its Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb), a biosimilar of Remicade (infliximab), to U.S. wholesalers starting at the end of November.

Inflectra will be the second biosimilar available in the United States, and the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody. Pfizer will introduce Inflectra at a 15% discount to the current wholesaler acquisition cost of Remicade.

Despite 2015 slowdown, specialty continues to grow share of health spend

For the year ended May 2016, specialty medicines made up 36% of all drug spend, according to IMS Health data. And for the year-to-date as of May, specialty spending growth was at 23% — outpacing the 7.8% YTD spending growth that traditional medicines saw in the same time period.

Diplomat rolls out campaign celebrating American Pharmacists Month

Lupin, MonoSol Rx ink licensing agreement for pediatric products

WARREN, New Jersey, BALTIMORE and MUMBAI — Lupin on Tuesday announced a new strategic licensing agreement with specialty pharmaceutical company MonoSol Rx. Under the agreement, Lupin would develop multiple pediatric products using Monosol Rx’s PharmFilm drug delivery technology.

Teva, Celltrion partner on biosimilar commercialization

JERUSALEM and INCHEON, South Korea — Teva and Celltrion on Thursday announced a new exclusive partnership centered on commercializing two of Celltrion’s biosimilar candidates in the United States and Canada.

Thrifty White gets URAC specialty pharmacy accreditation

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Thrifty White Pharmacy recently announced that it had received specialty pharmacy accreditation from the URAC, the Washington, D.C.-based health care accreditation organization.

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy gets ACHC oncology accreditation

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy announced Tuesday that it had received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) with a distinction in oncology.

The distinction recognizes BioPlus’s abilities to deliver medications for cancer-specific conditions, identifying the toxic nature of the medications and collaborating with the physician and patient for best outcomes while containing costs.

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Gilead honors Camber parent company Hetero Drugs

Specialty Focused: DSN interviews Walgreens specialty pharmacy group VP

QuintilesIMS Institute report: Generics brought $227 billion in 2015 savings

Pfizer announces availability of Inflectra, its Remicade biosimilar

Despite 2015 slowdown, specialty continues to grow share of health spend

Diplomat rolls out campaign celebrating American Pharmacists Month

Lupin, MonoSol Rx ink licensing agreement for pediatric products

Teva, Celltrion partner on biosimilar commercialization

Thrifty White gets URAC specialty pharmacy accreditation

BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy gets ACHC oncology accreditation