Specialty drugs continue to make up a large portion of drug development and many specialty medications could soon see generic competition as the patents on 30 specialty products expire before 2020.

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Changes in the evolving healthcare environment are focusing on greater cooperation between providers and payers to improve quality of care while reducing cost.

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Addressing Oncology Specialty Drug Management

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Oncology drugs rank second to cardiovascular drugs in terms of overall drug spend. Given the prevalence of varying types of cancers and the emotional and financial burdens many patients face, special attention is required when managing these...

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In 2014, only 1% of US prescriptions were specialty drugs, but they represented 31.8% of drug spend. This was a 27.7% increase from 2013, and specialty drug utilization in both the medical benefit and pharmacy benefit markets is expected to...

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