Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 14, 2015
Today, EntraCell Pharmacy announced their change in business direction to provide specialty medications and services. EntraCell’s specialty pharmacy program was designed to meet the needs of healthcare practitioners, academic medical centers and affiliated organizations. EntraCell Pharmacy has laid the foundation to become a leader in the specialty pharmacy sector. EntraCell Pharmacy now offers accelerated delivery times for specialty pharmaceuticals, while reducing unnecessary prescription expenses. Through the use of specialty trained pharmacists and a unique controlled data repository system, EntraCell has found a way to increase patient adherence and reduce compliance concerns.
EntraCell Pharmacy’s specialty services provide healthcare practitioners with an opportunity to further improve clinical and financial outcomes, while enhancing staff productivity and satisfaction. EntraCell’s specialty pharmacy focuses on high-touch medication therapy for patients with complex disease states. Medications offered by EntraCell’s specialty pharmacy range from oral therapies to cutting edge injectable and biologic products. Indications treated range from cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, orthopedic conditions to other complex disease states.
EntraCell Pharmacy has recognized that simply dispensing a specialty pharmaceutical is not enough. Thus, by working closely with payers, the pharmaceutical industry, and prescribers, EntraCell Pharmacy is introducing an innovative two hour turnaround time from referral to patient acceptance.
EntraCell’s specialty pharmacy program was designed to comply with the service and handling requirements of specialty pharmaceuticals, including dispensing, distribution, reimbursement, case-management and other services specific to patients with rare and/or chronic diseases. EntraCell’s specialty trained pharmacists have extensive experience working in specialty pharmacies. In addition, EntraCell Pharmacy provides back-end clinical services such as prior authorization, adherence calls, and copay assistance.
EntraCell Pharmacy improves patient adherence by using a controlled, strategic data repository system that identifies missed doses and their causes, provides side-effect details and identifies educational needs of the patient. EntraCell tracks patient outcomes to provide clinical evidence for promoting the best therapeutic regimens. For example, EntraCell identifies patients who have a failed or unsustainable response to therapy and would be good candidates for a newly approved and potentially lifesaving therapies.
EntraCell Pharmacy understands that patients dealing with complex disease states are often prescribed complex medications, making patient adherence a high priority. EntraCell Pharmacy achieves patience adherence by using compliance packaging, adherence calls, and patient training and education. They also use prophylactic starter kits that include over-the-counter items to treat possible side effects of the medication.
EntraCell Pharmacy is a specialty pharmacy providing a complete range of infusion and injection therapies, as well as specialty services including specialized nursing services. EntraCell Pharmacy serves the needs of patients suffering from dermatological, orthopedic, arthritic and other complex, chronic conditions. They are a privately-held company based in Los Angeles, California that has applied to be accredited.