Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty pharmacy services.
The company said it is launching a new business unit dedicated to its specialty pharmacy segment, which will include specialty pharmacy subsidiary AllianceRx. The unit will fall under its core U.S. retail pharmacy division. Meanwhile, Shields Health Solutions, a subsidiary that supports health system-owned specialty pharmacies, will remain under Walgreens’s U.S. health-care division.
Specialty pharmacies have become a significant player in the U.S. health system, especially as chronic diseases become more prevalent.
Source: CNBC