What is a Specialty Pharmacy?

A specialty pharmacy is a pharmacy that specializes in supporting select chronic diseases often treated with biotechnology-based self-injectable and oral medications. These medications often require special storage and handling and may not be readily available at your local pharmacy. Sometimes specialty medications have side effects that require monitoring by a registered pharmacist. The SpecialtyScripts team is very knowledgeable of the medications, experienced with insurance billing requirements and adept at coordinating timely delivery of medication. ... more

Specialty Pharmacy is a pharmacy that provides specialty medications. Specialty medications often require special storage and handling that most retail pharmacies cannot manage. These medications include injectable, infused and select oral therapies. Aetna Specialty Pharmacy offers these medications, and an in-house compounding pharmacy that lets pharmacists create forms of medication that are not available in stores. This helps us to meet specific patient needs. ... more