Specialty Pharmacies Help Rare Disease Patients Navigate Their Treatment Journey.

SPECIALTY pharmacies; RARE diseases; PHARMACY databases; MEDICAL personnel

While a traditional pharmacy is suited to providing solutions for a wide range of conditions, a specialty pharmacy focuses on managing chronic, complex illnesses and specialized pharmaceuticals. A pharmacy focused on specialty care can assist patients through complex processes such as reimbursement navigation - sourcing from public or private coverage or patient support programs. [Extracted from the article]

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