Disease State Resources
Get in-depth information and explore up-to-date resources about pressing disease states in AMCP’s Disease State Resource Center. AMCP is pleased to work with leading pharmaceutical companies to offer these timely resources to you.
COVID-19 Resources for Managed Care Pharmacy
Provided by AMCP
During the COVID-19 crisis, managed care professionals are facing unique challenges to deliver patient care. This resource center is designed to aggregate timely information for AMCP members and stakeholders.
Geographic Atrophy Resources
Geographic atrophy (GA) is the relentlessly progressive, irreversible, advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and affects approximately 1 million people in the United States.
Heart Failure
Heart failure, sometimes known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
Hemophilia Resources
Hemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. This can lead to spontaneous bleeding as well as bleeding following injuries or surgery.
Immunoglobulin Resources
Immunoglobulin (IG) derived from the plasma of donors is used in the treatment of an array of disorders, including primary and secondary immune deficiency states and a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Leukemia Resources
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtype that varies patient by patient, with some having a highly aggressive disease course and others having indolent disease that progresses slowly over several years.
Major Depressive Disorder
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.
Migraine & Cluster Headaches Resources
Migraine is a chronic neurologic disease characterized by attacks of throbbing, often unilateral pain exacerbated by physical activity. Cluster headache is less common.
Oncology
Oncology is a specialization that involves the management of drug treatments for people with early and advanced cancers that affect the organs, muscles, bones and connective tissue.
Psoriasis Resources
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease that speeds up the growth cycle of skin cells.
Severe Asthma
Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) when you breathe out and shortness of breath.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Resources
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and atrophy.
Vitiligo Resources
Vitiligo is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches. The discolored areas usually get bigger with time. The condition can affect the skin on any part of the body. It can also affect hair and the inside of the mouth.