Subd. 20. Specialty pharmacy. definition

Subd. 20. Specialty pharmacy. . Specialty pharmacy" means a pharmacy that specializes in dispensing specialty drugs for patients with serious health conditions requiring complex therapies and high cost biotech and injectable medications. A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier may require a specialty pharmacy to be accredited as a specialty pharmacy from one of the following
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Subd. 20. Specialty pharmacy. . Specialty pharmacy" means a pharmacy that specializes
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Related to Subd. 20. Specialty pharmacy.

  • Specialty pharmacy means a pharmacy that dispenses specialty drugs to patients and that is nationally accredited by an independent third party.

  • Specialty fertilizer means a fertilizer distributed primarily for nonfarm use.

  • Clinical nurse specialist means a registered nurse with relevant post-basic qualifications and 12 months’ experience working in the clinical area of his/her specified post-basic qualification, or a minimum of four years’ post-basic registration experience, including three years’ experience in the relevant specialist field and who satisfies the local criteria.

  • Specialty Drugs means high-cost injectables, infused, oral, or inhaled Prescription Drugs for the ongoing treatment of a chronic condition, including but not limited to, the following: Hemophilia, Hepatitis C, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Crohn’s Disease, Cancer (oral medications), and Growth Hormones. These Prescription Drugs usually require specialized handling (such as refrigeration). Spouse means a person of the same or opposite sex who is legally married to Subscriber under the laws of the state or jurisdiction in which the marriage took place. A marriage legally entered into in another jurisdiction will be recognized as a marriage in the District of Columbia.

  • Medical cannabis pharmacy means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-61a-102.