Specialty Providers

GILBERT, Ariz. – Strive Compounding Pharmacy’s recent purchase of a new facility in St. Louis is the company's response to a growing demand for personalized medicines, says Zach Shurtleff.  The 50,000-square-foot facility will bring Strive’s pharmaceutical compounding, warehouse and custom fulfillment space all under one roof, allowing the provider to offer its telehealth and other clinical partners the benefit of scale though a closed-door pharmacy model, says Shurtleff,...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – In an environment where both chain and independent pharmacies are exiting certain markets,  OneroRx is building up its presence, most recently with two EverCare Pharmacy locations in Princeton and Trenton, Mo.  The company, a leading regional provider of pharmacy and telepharmacy services, now has 67 locations across seven states, including community, specialty and long-term care pharmacies and one DME company.   “We're finding that very...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Eve Lee will step down as executive director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, effective Jan. 22, 2025, to start a new role as CEO of the Society of Interventional Radiology.  The Executive Committee of AOPA’s board of directors is working with Lee to develop a transition plan that will be communicated to members prior to the end of the year.  “Over the past six years Eve has been an integral part of our organization, leading...

WASHINGTON – Users of continuous glucose monitors have reported difficulties obtaining equipment and supplies when their insurers eliminate coverage under DME, adding more evidence that there needs to be a two-channel option, stakeholders say.  As CMS has expanded coverage of CGMs and supplies, some payers have begun making it a pharmacy-only benefit, limiting brand choices and narrowing networks.  “One patient wrote that they attempted to obtain sensors from three different...

CHARLESTON, Mo. – Ask Richard “Tripp” Logan, the Independent Pharmacist of the Year, how he got into pharmacy, and he’ll tell you “reluctantly.”  “I grew up in the (family) practice, but I had plans to do other things when I left,” said Logan, a second-generation pharmacist with L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Mo. “I gradually got kind of roped back into coming home and I ended up with a degree in pharmaceuticals and came back to our practice...

DUBLIN, Ohio – Cardinal Health’s planned acquisition of Advanced Diabetes Supply Group for $1.1 billion marries its logistics and distribution capabilities with a powerhouse in patient acquisition to better capture the growing diabetes market, says Rob Schlissberg.  ADSG, which is comprised of Advanced Diabetes Supply and United States Medical Supply (US Med), has more than 500,000 patients, with a focus on high-tech treatments for diabetes like insulin pumps and continuous glucose...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A group of more than 35 patient and stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to address Medicare beneficiary access to home infusion services.   In a letter to lawmakers, the groups urge congressional leaders to advance the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 1976/H.R. 4104), which would include pharmacy services as part of the home infusion therapy benefit under Medicare and cover everything from assessments to drug preparation and compounding...

DUBLIN, Ohio – Cardinal Health has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Diabetes Supply for about $1.1 billion in cash, with plans to merge the company into its at-Home Solutions business.  ADS, led by CEO Bill Mixon, serves about 500,000 patients annually by providing the latest innovations in diabetes therapies from leading manufacturers.  "Last January, we elevated the priority of investing in our growth businesses like at-Home Solutions because this...

YARMOUTH, Maine – A recent shortage of intravenous solutions underscores the need to address the fragile supply chain for infusion therapy solutions, says Connie Sullivan of the National Home Infusion Association.  While flooding in September halted production of intravenous solution bags at the Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., chronic shortages of IV solutions, enteral formulas and other products are an ongoing concern, she says.  “This patient community has...

LAFAYETTE, La. – Viemed Healthcare reported revenues of $58 million for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 17.4% year over year and an increase of 5.5% sequentially.  The company increased its ventilator patient count by 11% sequentially to 11,374 and increased its sleep therapy patient count by 11% sequentially to 19,478.  “Viemed continues to earn a trusted place in the home with our high-touch, technology-enabled clinical approach to delivering complex respiratory...