Category Archives: Specialty Pharmacy

Highmark Develops Initiatives to Control Drug Spending

Highmark members will receive hemophilia drugs exclusively from three specialty pharmacies

Will Diplomat Pharmacy Survive?

Diplomat found that competing successfully with large specialty pharmacies owned by Cigna/ESI, CVS Health/Caremark and UnitedHealth/OptumRx has been more difficult than projected

What’s Next for Diplomat Pharmacy After Poor Results in Q2 2019?

Diplomat’s core specialty pharmacy performance is being negatively impacted by increased competition

EVERSANA Adds to its Comprehensive Platform of Life Sciences Services

Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners joined forces to acquire and combine one of the most comprehensive platform of life sciences services in the industry. The new companies EVERSANA offers more than 500 clients the services they need to bring critical therapies to market while improving the lives of patients around the world. EVERSANA […]

Premier Exits Specialty Pharmacy Business Due to Market Dynamics

Premier Inc. recently announced it was exiting its specialty pharmacy business. Certain of Premier’s consolidated subsidiaries entered into a definitive asset purchase and sale agreement with ProCare Pharmacy LLC, a subsidiary of CVS Health, under which Premier will sell certain assets related to its specialty pharmacy business for $22.5 million, plus up to an additional $20.0 million for […]

PANTHERx Implementing a Successful Strategy

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy, The Rare Disease Specialty Pharmacy®, unveiled a new, sophisticated and modern brand identity recently while simultaneously announcing a new, state-of-the-art third location. PANTHERx’s third location, near the Pittsburgh International Airport, will add nearly 50,000 square feet of state-of-the-art operational capacity to PANTHERx’s operations. The third site will join current facilities in Pittsburgh and Canfield, Ohio. This new […]

US Bioservices Expands Rare Disease Distribution

Founded in 1994, US Bioservices began as a regional pharmacy focused on infused therapies. Building on a foundation of patient-centered care, it now provides national in-home nursing services and clinical support for thousands of patients with chronic and complex illnesses. US Bioservices was acquired by AmerisourceBergen in 2003. US Bioservices works in collaboration with other […]