PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy selected as exclusive South Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program Provider

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive contract to serve as the specialty pharmacy provider for the South Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program (SC ADAP) Direct Dispensing service tier, effective June 1, 2014. 

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As an ADAP provider, PANTHERx Specialty, one of the nation's fastest growing specialty pharmacies, will help to facilitate no-cost access to essential medications for low-income, uninsured, and under insured residents of South Carolina, utilizing a combination of state and federal funds.  The South Carolina ADAP serves approximately 3,200 enrollees monthly.

"We are proud to serve as provider for one of the nation's leading ADAP programs," said Chief Executive Officer Dr. Gordon Vanscoy. "Through ADAP, we're able to help those who are diagnosed to get treatment they need so they can remain healthy, helping to prevent progression of the disease and improving patient outcomes."

According to Director of Operations Dr. Rob Snyder, "PANTHERx Specialty will initiate outreach to welcome all current ADAP patients and prescribers and to notify them of the transition of services, including how to access the myPANTHERx online portal to help manage refills."

In addition, the online home of PANTHERx Specialty, http://www.pantherspecialty.com, has been enhanced and relaunched to provide a state-of-the-art patient and prescriber experience.

For information about the South Carolina ADAP, including eligibility information, please visit http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/stdhiv/adap.htm

About PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy

PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy is a leading national specialty pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  PANTHERx Specialty's mission is to reinvent specialty, revolutionize pharmacy, and redefine care through high-touch clinical services and specialty pharmaceuticals for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, oncology, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other chronic conditions.  PANTHERx Specialty provides high-tech medication fulfillment, patient education, and clinical and financial support services including counseling on medication adherence and side-effect management.  PANTHERx Specialty serves as a contracted 340B specialty pharmacy for covered entities, Ryan White Programs, and state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) throughout the country.

For information: http://www.pantherspecialty.com or
Contact: [email protected]
Phone: 855-726-8479

SOURCE PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy

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