Resources to support patient care continuity and increase specialty pharmacy capabilities
Acentrus Specialty is working closely with a wide range of strategic partners to provide products, services and support as participants launch and enhance their specialty pharmacy services.
Current and potential resources include channel partners for specialty drug distribution, specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, and consultants in program setup, performance improvement and other critical areas.
Acentrus offers a comprehensive specialty pharmacy strategy
Channel Partner
Agreement for dispensing support, contract pharmacy and backup pharmacy
Manufacturers
Agreements with pharmaceutical companies with LDD drugs
Consulting Partners
Consulting firms with specialty pharmacy expertise
Licensing
Expertise in state pharmacy licensing
Payer Access
Development of payer strategy at local, regional and national levels
Accreditation
Accreditation solutions
Other
Support service agreements for other services (e.g., software)
The specialty pharmacy revolution
73%
Specialty spending increase since 2011
$500b
Volume by 2020
50%
of total drug costs are specialty
As specialty drugs grow in importance, they’re also becoming harder to obtain. Manufacturers are placing new products in limited distribution to control costs and gather data on use, compliance and adverse events.
Health plans have added more complexity to the market by tightening limits on which specialty drugs they’ll pay for — and limit where and how members can fill specialty prescriptions.
