Quote of the Day

“Everyone’s got a different definition of ‘specialty’; there is no one definition of what a specialty medication is. Ours [at Prime Therapeutics LLC] is a very narrow list; it comprises about 0.4% of claims [while other PBMs have specialty drug lists that may be closer to 1% of claims]. We try to be very specific in saying, ‘Nope, a specialty drug has to require specialty handling, it has to run through a specialty pharmacy to educate members on that specialty handling, [and] it truly has to be managed differently than a traditional medication.’”



— Peter Wickersham, senior vice president, integrated care and specialty at Prime Therapeutics LLC, told AIS’s Drug Benefit News.