Tag: specialty pharmacy
CVS Health plans infusion exit
October 15, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – CVS Health plans to exit its core infusion services business in the coming months, according to Reuters. The company also plans to close or sell 29 related regional pharmacies, it says. CVS Health on Oct. 8 stopped taking new patients seeking antibiotics, drugs supporting muscular health and intravenous nutrition services, Shelly Bandit, a senior manager of corporate communications, told Reuters. The company will continue to provide specialty medications and enteral nutrition, or...
Shields Health Solutions expands access to treatment through partnership
July 31, 2024HME News Staff
DES MOINES, Iowa – Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy accelerator, has expanded its partnership with UnityPoint at Home, a subsidiary of Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, to extend a specialty pharmacy program that provides patients with complex, chronic conditions access to specialized pharmacy services designed to lower costs, broaden treatment options, improve medication management and overall health. “UnityPoint at Home has been a highly valued partner for years, and we...
In brief: Walgreens creates new pharmacy biz, CQRC contributes to hearing, OIG contacts CGM providers
May 1, 2024HME News Staff
DEERFIELD, Ill. – AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy will become Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy effective Aug.1, 2024, in a move that Walgreens says will expand care for patients with complex, chronic conditions.
Walgreens will now have nearly 300 community-based specialty pharmacies nationwide, with more than 1,500 specialty-trained pharmacists, 5,000 patient advocacy support team members and dedicated Specialty360 teams that support all specialty conditions and therapies.
“With...
Soleo Health turns 10
March 7, 2024HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health marked its 10th anniversary on Feb. 24. Led by CEO Drew Walk and COO Craig Vollmer, Soleo Health was founded on the commitment to simplify complex care for patients, and over the past decade, it has become one of the fastest-growing independent specialty pharmacies. Notably, the company has collaborated with more than 22,000 prescribers and delivered care to more than 100,000 patients. “Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to defining the unique requirements...
Soleo Health opens Ohio location
August 2, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas & CINCINNATI – Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, has opened a new location in Blue Ash, Ohio, in the Cincinnati area.
Soleo Health Cincinnati provides a broad range of specialty infusion therapies and pharmacy services to patients in their homes, as well as administration on-site at its ambulatory infusion center. The centralized location reaches patients residing throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
“The extensive...
Option Care forms home infusion network
May 1, 2023HME News Staff
BANNOCKBURN, Ill. - Option Care Health has formed a nationwide home infusion nursing network and clinical platform called Naven Health that employs more than 1,500 nurses across the country with the ability to provide care in all 50 states. Option Care formed Naven Health as a wholly owned subsidiary through the acquisitions of Infinity Infusion Nursing in October 2021 and Specialty Pharmacy Nursing Network in April 2022. “Nurses are at the center of who we are at Naven Health,” said...
CSI Pharmacy opens first East Coast location
February 20, 2023HME News Staff
NASH, Texas – CSI Pharmacy plans to open a location in Enfield, Conn., its first on the East Coast, according to a local news outlet. The 4,000-square-foot location will allow the company to navigate complex payer and regulatory requirements more effectively in the region and to provide redundant pharmacy services, distribution and medication storage capabilities in the event of localized service disruptions. "The opening of our Connecticut pharmacy signals the next step in CSI Pharmacy’s...
Soleo Health adds 4th drug from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
October 4, 2022HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has added AMVUTTRA (vutrisiran) to its specialty pharmacy portfolio to treat adults with the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis. Soleo Health offers newly FDA-approved AMVUTTRA injections to patients in their homes (after an evaluation and recommendation by the treating physician) or at one of its ambulatory infusion centers (AICs) nationwide. “This marks the fourth therapy Soleo Health now offers from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’...
Walgreens to take full ownership in Shields Health Solutions
September 21, 2022HME News Staff
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 30% stake in Shields Health Solutions for approximately $1.37 billion, giving WBA full ownership of the company. Shields is a health system-owned specialty pharmacy integrator. “Our full acquisition of Shields will complete another major milestone as part of our consumer-centric health care strategy to drive sustainable long-term growth, and we are very pleased with our partnership...
Virtis Health opens AIC in Houston
August 31, 2022HME News Staff
HOUSTON – Virtis Health, a division of Soleo Health, a provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, has opened an ambulatory infusion center in Houston near Texas Medical Center. “We are bringing a highly personalized care and service model to patients and providers throughout greater Houston with our new Virtis Health AI,” said Shahram Badrei, regional business leader for Virtis Health Houston. “Since our model brings additional resources and options to patients, providers...