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Tue, Feb 18, 2020

This Month in Hepatitis News

Viral hepatitis B and C impact 325 million people around the world, causing approximately 1.4 million deaths a year. However, despite the prevalence of the hepatitis virus, advancements in medicine have ensured it is preventable, treatable, and in ...

Tue, Feb 4, 2020

What Are Limited Distribution Drug Networks, Anyway?

Many of the specialty medications used to treat complex, chronic conditions are delivered through limited distribution. Limited distribution drugs (LDD) are therapies only made available to a small number of pharmacies—and though there are reasons ...

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

Boost Patient Adherence by Putting their Specialty Pharmacy in their Contacts

Proper medication adherence, or the extent to which patients take medication as prescribed, is essential for achieving optimal health outcomes and ensuring patients managing complex conditions receive the most effective care possible. Although this ...

Thu, Jan 9, 2020

How Gene Therapy Will Change Cancer Treatment

The latest advances in oncology and gene therapy research are presenting new ways of fighting cancer. One of those is gene therapy, which the U.S. National Library of Medicine defines as an experimental technique that uses genes to treat and prevent ...

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

This Month in Oncology News: 5 of Today’s Trending Topics

Oncology is ever-changing, with new treatments, trials, and research findings being published all the time. With so much going on, it can be difficult to stay up to date on the latest and greatest oncology developments.

Tue, Dec 17, 2019

How Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is Changing the Face of HIV treatment

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system, weakening and destroying important cells that are necessary to fight disease and infection.

Tue, Dec 10, 2019

4 Reasons Why the Fertility Pharmacy You Choose Matters

It is estimated that one third of U.S. adults (33 percent) have used fertility treatments or know someone who has. And although these treatments can truly be life-changing for those who are struggling to conceive, they can also be highly complex and ...