What Makes a Drug “Special?” – Defining Specialty Medications
AMCP Webinar
What Makes a Drug “Special?” – Defining Specialty Medications
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, 7-8pm ET
Specialty medications make up a significant portion of pharmaceutical spending but only a small proportion of total prescriptions. A consistent definition of “specialty” medications remains elusive, but certain characteristics help identify these medications. This student pharmacist session will describe the characteristics of specialty medications and some of the unique aspects of this category, including a discussion on biosimilars, benefit design challenges, and introductory specialty channel management.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session the attendee will be able to:
1. Determine the characteristics that classify drugs as specialty medications
2. Explain the roles of specialty pharmacies
3. Describe basic benefit design and channel management strategies for specialty medications
4. Discuss various aspects of biosimilars, including naming mechanisms and limitations to market uptake
Please Note: This webinar is for AMCP members only. If you have questions about the webinar, please email webinars@amcp.org.
Speaker:
- Steven Kheloussi, PharmD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Wilkes University
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