Walgreens opens specialty pharmacy location in Omaha, Neb.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens earlier this week opened its first Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy in the Omaha, Neb. market. 

 

The new pharmacy will support the needs of patients with complex conditions, including HIV, hepatitis C, transplant and cystic fibrosis, Walgreens stated. 

 

Walgreens is actively growing its presence in specialty. "We also are capturing share in the fast growing specialty market by improving and integrating care for patients with complex chronic disease states across our enterprise," Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO, told investors during Walgreens last quarterly conference call. "By the end of the fiscal year [2014], we now have access to more than 100 limited distribution drugs by manufacturers reflecting their growing desire to work with our unique specialty network of health system pharmacies, complex therapy pharmacies and fusion pharmacies, and our specialty at retail offering."