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ExceleraRx acquired by Mass.-based specialty pharmacy firm Shields Health Solutions 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

ExceleraRx acquired by Mass.-based specialty pharmacy firm Shields Health Solutions
Minneapolis-based specialty pharmacy company ExceleraRx Corp. has been acquired by Stoughton, Mass.-based Shields Health Solutions, the companies announced Tuesday.
Shields Health Solutions is acquiring ExceleraRx 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health Solutions is acquiring ExceleraRx
Shields Health Solutions is acquiring ExceleraRx, the companies announced today. The combined entity will be a specialty pharmacy powerhouse that will serve more 60 health systems and academic medical centers and 700 hospitals that “account for the opportunity of $30 billion in specialty pharmacy revenue,” says the press release about the acquisition.
Shields Health buys largest specialty pharmacy competitor 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Shields Health buys largest specialty pharmacy competitor
Shields Health Solutions, the Stoughton specialty pharmacy company, said Tuesday it acquired ExceleraRx Corp., its biggest competitor, in a deal that will increase its leverage with drug makers and companies that manage prescription plans for employers and insurers.
At-Home Cancer Care, Infusions Widespread Amid Pandemic 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

At-Home Cancer Care, Infusions Widespread Amid Pandemic
Specialty Pharmacy Times, a bi-monthly journal and daily news website serving the business and practice of specialty pharmaceuticals and therapy, has expanded its Strategic Alliance Partnership program with the addition of the Excelera Specialty Pharmacy Network, a unique national network of academic institutions and large integrated delivery systems-based specialty pharmacies providing coordinated care to drive higher quality outcomes with complex patients.
The Growing Importance of Access to Health Systems and Integrated Delivery Networks 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

The Growing Importance of Access to Health Systems and Integrated Delivery Networks
Specialty Pharmacy Times, a bi-monthly journal and daily news website serving the business and practice of specialty pharmaceuticals and therapy, has expanded its Strategic Alliance Partnership program with the addition of the Excelera Specialty Pharmacy Network, a unique national network of academic institutions and large integrated delivery systems-based specialty pharmacies providing coordinated care to drive higher quality outcomes with complex patients.
Specialty Pharmacy Rotations Address Education Gaps, Expand Career Horizons 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Specialty Pharmacy Rotations Address Education Gaps, Expand Career Horizons
Specialty Pharmacy Times, a bi-monthly journal and daily news website serving the business and practice of specialty pharmaceuticals and therapy, has expanded its Strategic Alliance Partnership program with the addition of the Excelera Specialty Pharmacy Network, a unique national network of academic institutions and large integrated delivery systems-based specialty pharmacies providing coordinated care to drive higher quality outcomes with complex patients.
Health-System Specialty Pharmacies Address Social Determinants of Health 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Health-System Specialty Pharmacies Address Social Determinants of Health

By Jami Schell, PharmD, CSP; Lana Gerzenshtein, PharmD, BCPS, CSP; and Tim Paine Defined as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age,”1 the impact of…

ACHC and ExceleraRx Corp. Renew Partnership to Advance Pharmacies 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

ACHC and ExceleraRx Corp. Renew Partnership to Advance Pharmacies

ACHC announces the renewal of its partnership with ExceleraRx Corp. | Pharmacies in the Excelera® Network will receive special pricing on ACHC Pharmacy Accreditation and discounts on educational resources that can…

COVID Jump-Starts Cancer Care at Home 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

COVID Jump-Starts Cancer Care at Home

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country and hospitals reduced in-person visits to a bare minimum, health systems—such as Partners Healthcare, M Health Fairview and Northwestern—worked to ensure that…

Pandemic Management Strategies for Patients With Cancer at an Academic Medical Center 150 150 Shields Health Solutions

Pandemic Management Strategies for Patients With Cancer at an Academic Medical Center

By Martha Stutsky, PharmD, BCPS; and Osama Abdelghany, PharmD, MHA, BCOP Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven Health System in Connecticut is 1 of 45 National Cancer Institute–designated comprehensive…