Susan, a patient living with a chronic condition for most her life, has a track record of poor medication adherence. When she recently came in for a doctor’s appointment, it was clear that her health was failing. Susan spoke with her nurse and[...]
Michael has been filling his specialty medication at his hospital specialty pharmacy for a while now with the support of his Pharmacy Liaison and a grant to cover his medication copays. Recently, he had to transfer his care to a larger hospital in[...]
Susan is living with a chronic condition and uses her Pharmacy Liaison and her hospital specialty pharmacy’s services on a regular basis. She recently called up her Liaison for a different reason though. She spoke to her about the issues that her[...]
John had been diagnosed with cancer and was soon beginning a new oral chemotherapy treatment. He had been working closely with his Pharmacy Liaison, who obtained the necessary prior authorization for his new therapy and processed the prescription[...]
Cassie, a 20 year old patient diagnosed with a rare disease when she was younger, spoke with her Pharmacy Liaison recently about a new medication for her condition that was coming out in early 2019. She wanted to know if her Liaison would still be[...]
Kimberly was recently prescribed a medication that has been on back order at her hospital specialty pharmacy for several months. During this time the pharmacy was able to order different strengths of the medication to give her the proper dose and[...]
Jim, a patient who was diagnosed with a chronic illness a few years ago, recently moved to Florida and was no longer able to fill at his preferred hospital specialty pharmacy. He developed a trustworthy relationship with his Pharmacy Liaison and he[...]
This week’s Care Corner story comes from one of our partners in care, Baystate Health. Baystate recently posted a touching story on its Facebook page from one of our very own Pharmacy Liaisons, Shamia Anthony, who helped eliminate all out-of-pocket[...]
Jacob, a small business owner struggling with a chronic illness, started a new specialty medication a few weeks ago for his condition. When he went to fill his first dose he was faced with an $800 bill just for the first month of medication. His[...]
Bridget Cahill and Carol Huynh are the most recent Pharmacists at Shields Health Solutions to earn the coveted Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP™) Designation in 2018. Over the past few months, Bridget, a Clinical Pharmacist at Shields, and Carol,[...]
