|Articles|June 4, 2012

Beckie Fenrick, PharmD, MBA, Points to the Trends in Specialty Pharmacy Management

Dr. Fenrick discusses the current and forthcoming trends in specialty pharmacy management.

Beckie Fenrick, PharmD, MDA, Senior Director, Medical Operations, Care Models and Affordability Solutions, Florida Blue, states that a trend in specialty pharmacy is the increase of companion diagnostics and personalized care, which helps to identify the appropriateness of various treatments for specific patients/members.


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