Walgreens expands specialty pharmacy offerings

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, which earned $25.9 billion last year from U.S. prescription revenue, has expanded its limited distribution drug portfolio to 265 medications, the company said Aug. 19. 

Limited distribution drugs are specialty medications that have complex regimens, high costs and/or special handling requirements. Therapies for chronic diseases and cancers are typically administered at specialty pharmacies. These medications account for about 75% of drugs in development, according to Walgreens. 

The company’s specialty pharmacy added leukemia drug Imkeldi (imatinib), HIV preventive Yeztugo (lenacapavir) and chronic skin condition treatment Imkeldi (imatinib) to its network. 

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