Category Archives: Specialty Pharmacy

Lumicera Specialty Pharmacy Expands Nationally With Purchase From CareMetx

The purchase of CareMetx’s specialty pharmacy will allow Lumicera to better serve patients located in the eastern United States

BioCryst’s Orladeyo Offers an Oral Treatment for HAE Patients

According to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Orladeyo, the medicine will be provided exclusively by specialty pharmacy Optime Care

Turning Point Rx ‘s Network of Specialty Pharmacies Continues to Grow

The largest specialty pharmacies are owned by organizations that are increasingly integrating their product and service offerings such as CVS Health, Cigna’s Express Scripts, UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx, and Walgreens Boots Alliance/Prime Therapeutics

PharMerica’s Onco360 Selected as Exclusive Specialty Pharmacy Partner for UKONIQ

PharMerica is a leading provider of home and community-based health and pharmacy services for high-need and medically complex populations

Centene’s Restructuring Initiative Focuses on Behavioral Health and Pharmacy Growth

Centene’s recent acquisition of PANTHERx will play a major role in the company’s specialty pharmacy growth

Optum Frontier Therapies Launched to Focus on Cell and Gene Therapy

Optum Frontier Therapies Centers of Excellence (COEs) consist of dedicated teams focused on cell and gene therapy, rare disease drugs and digital therapeutics

Shields Acquires Excelera Shining Spotlight on Health System Specialty Pharmacies

Since 2015, the prevalence of health system-owned specialty pharmacies in large hospitals has doubled, with nearly 90 percent of large hospitals operating a specialty pharmacy in 2019

BluePrint’s AYVAKIT and GAVRETO™ Selected Biologics and PantherRx Rare as Limited Specialty Pharmacies

Blueprint creates medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease