What’s So Special About Specialty Pharmacies?
Specialty pharmacies handle medications that require special dosage, shipping and handling, administration, and storage. At retail pharmacies, medication is on the shelf for you to grab and go such as Ibuprofen and other over the counter medications. Complex conditions require complex therapies, where advanced methods and restrictions come into play.
Those who deal with complex and rare conditions require a tighter knit relationship and coordination between their providers and pharmacists. Specialty pharmacies offer creative solutions to personalize patient care through education, advanced technology, and proactive outreach. This tight-knit relationship between healthcare providers and specialty pharmacies helps patients adhere to complex treatment regimens, leading to improved outcomes.
Specialty Medication
Specialty drugs are designed to treat both rare and chronic diseases, affecting a smaller population of patients. These medications are derived from living organisms, targeting a specific part of the disease process. Specialty drugs treat care-intensive conditions, such as rare cancers, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS.
A costly factor of specialty medications is that they are only able to be filled at specialty pharmacies. These complex drugs are dispensed by a limited number of authorized pharmacies resulting in restricted distribution.
Specialty Supplies
Specialty medications can be costly due to development and administration requirements. Specialty pharmacies require a sterile environment to develop and transfer pharmaceuticals, calling for specialty medical supplies. Some of these include weighted transfer tubing, vial adapters, needle free connectors, sterile wipers, and acute care cleaning products. With a wide range of products, Right Way Medical is prepared to equip your specialty pharmacy with the right tools to provide precise patient treatments.
Cleanroom Supplies
- Disinfectants & Wipes
- Labels
- Pharmacy Admixture
- Tacky Mats
- Transfer Tubing
Packaging & Shipping
- Coldkeepers Thermal Insulation
- Coldkeepers temperature Controlled Mailing Pouches
- Coldkeepers Soft Gel Pack
- Specimen Transport Bags
- Asset Return Boxes
Specialty Software
Consistent communication between pharmacies, patients, and care teams requires seamless communication. With Right Track software, specialty pharmacies have access to advanced tracking and reporting features to manage inventory, assets, compliance records, and patient information. Due to the complex nature of specialty medication, authorized pharmacies require robust systems in order to streamline operations and optimize patient outcomes. Complex care calls for streamlined processes, precise measures, and personalized patient management to improve medical outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, and promote overall cost savings.