Special Delivery: Impacts of Specialty Pharmacy

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English - April 09, 2024 14:35 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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A big part of total national drug spend is the continuing growth of the specialty drug market. Health systems depend on specialty pharmacy to make up margin losses from other areas. Dr. Vinay Eapen, Senior Manager of Specialty Pharmacy at University of Texas Medical Branch, joins Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program to share a bold approach to starting specialty pharmacy services at an academic medical center.

Guest speakers:

Vinay Eapen, PharmD

UTMB Senior Specialty Pharmacy Manager

Lean Adjunct Faculty

UTMB Department of Pharmacy

Host:

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS

Pharmacy Executive Director

Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence

Show Notes:

[00:46-01:09] Dr. Eapen background information

[01:10-01:52] History of the specialty drug market