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What’s so special about specialty pharmacy?
For the past couple of years, I have repeatedly asked myself this question and my investigations over that time have informed my current thinking. I’ve concluded there isn’t much that is so “special” about these medications, or specialty pharmacy’s practices with them, that should require a unique channel outside of community pharmacy. -
COPD screening and management for primary care pharmacists
As the healthcare professionals patients see most often, pharmacists have a critical role to play in identification of patients who should be referred on for assessment for COPD. Since the disease evolves slowly, changes aren’t as easily noticed and disease can be advanced by the time patients seek help from their physician.

