BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy
Archive for October 2011
Is a Pill Just a Pill?
According to Express Scripts, a pill is just a pill. Here’s what happened. Walgreens increased its requested compensation from Express Scripts since it offers patients medication management services along with filling their prescriptions. For Express Scripts, this was a non-starter; the price increase was roundly rejected. Express Scripts just wants to pay for medications with … Continue reading
Crohn’s Disease: A Gut Out of Balance?
If someone develops Crohn’s disease, is it simply a matter of bad luck, or could there be factors predicting who’s at higher risk? Although we’re far from being able to prevent Crohn’s disease, we are one step closer to understanding potential triggers, with the latest research discovery pointing a finger at antibiotic use. Crohn’s disease … Continue reading
What You Don’t Know Can Cost You
The majority of employers simply don’t understand the ins and outs of specialty pharmacy benefits, according to a new survey recently released by Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH), a non-profit business group of private and public employers. The MBGH survey found that: 53 percent of employers have only a moderate understanding of specialty pharmacy. … Continue reading
The Organ Transplant Balancing Act
If the only thing standing between you and death is an organ transplant, how picky would you feel about donor screening and organ testing? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants to better protect organ transplant recipients by proposing new guidelines that, if enacted, will screen more aggressively for infectious diseases in … Continue reading
Please, Put Us Out of Business
Hepatitis vaccine researchers have uncovered two ‘Achilles’ heels’ in the hepatitis C virus (HCV), providing more than a glimmer of hope that there will one day be a vaccine to prevent this disease. Perhaps you’re thinking that as the CEO of BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy – a company that has a big share in treating HCV … Continue reading
