Purpose Specialty medications can have life-altering outcomes for patients with complex
diseases. However, their benefit relies on appropriate treatment selection, patients' ability to …

Medication adherence plays a significant role in specialty pharmacy practice and depends
on numerous factors. 1 The 2 most common adherence metrics using prescription claims are …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) may cause a spectrum of hepatobiliary complications, including portal
hypertension, multilobular cirrhosis, and liver failure. Current guidelines on the detection …

Purpose Results of the first ASHP national survey of clinical services provided by health-
system specialty pharmacies (HSSPs) are presented. Methods A survey questionnaire was …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients utilize an average of 10 (±5) medications per day. Given the
complexity of the medication regimen, the CF Foundation (CFF) recommends pharmacists …

Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who grow Pseudomonas aeruginosa on respiratory
culture are commonly prescribed inhaled tobramycin (TIS) to eradicate the organism. The …

Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease requiring patients to take multiple
medications per day. Multiple barriers exist affecting access and adherence. Studies have …

BACKGROUND: The approval of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor (ELX/TEZ/IVA) expanded
highly effective cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor modulator therapy to approximately …

Care for people with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) is highly complex and requires a
multidisciplinary approach where the pharmacist plays a vital role. The purpose of this …

Purpose Direct and indirect costs related to the growth of specialty pharmacy services and
the insurance navigation process for specialty clinic patients are discussed, and …