-April 12 session to focus on key trends and issues in specialty pharmacy-
DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) Vice President of Clinical Affairs Dr. David Lorber will present during the Pinsonault Associates Managed Markets Summit on April 12 in Miami, FL.
The session, titled “Employer Issues in Specialty Pharmacy,” will examine concerns for payers, including cost management and containment, benefit and coverage decisions, formulary and medical policy, pipeline management, provider network, member satisfaction and disruption, and compliance.
Specialty pharmacy is the most rapidly growing segment of total drug spending. Approximately 3-5 percent of the population is impacted and that number is increasing. Dr. Lorber will discuss the goals of improving the health and well-being of patients by providing convenient access to drugs, consistent, coordinated support and maximum therapy outcomes while also increasing adherence and eliminating direct costs resulting from medication waste. Walgreens specialty pharmacy offers patient assistance coordination, multiple distribution channels, strong manufacturer relationships, advanced clinical programs and access to limited distribution drugs.
Dr. Lorber joined Walgreens as the vice president of clinical affairs in November 2010 and is responsible for clinical oversight and consistency of Walgreens clinical programs. Previously, he was vice president of medical affairs for CVS Caremark. Prior to joining CVS Caremark, Dr. Lorber was medical director at Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico in Albuquerque and a private practitioner in pulmonary, critical care and internal medicine. He has held numerous positions in community leadership and professional organizations including president of the New Mexico Chapter of the American Thoracic Society and faculty appointments as assistant clinical professor of medicine with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and as assistant professor with the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson and the Tucson VA Hospital.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2010 sales of $67 billion. The company operates 7,689 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each day, Walgreens provides nearly 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.
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