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When you live with a rare, chronic, or complex medical condition, choose a pharmacy service that specializes in your medication needs. With Essentia Health-Specialty Pharmacy, you’ll enjoy expert care and personal attention from a collaborative team that’s dedicated to helping you achieve the best outcomes and quality of life.
You may benefit from using a specialty pharmacy if you need medications that:
Watch this Medical Insight video to learn more about Essentia's specialty pharmacy services.
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(DESCRIPTION)Text, Medical Insight. The Essentia Health logo appears, consisting of three leaves in a circle.
(SPEECH)Welcome to Medical Insight, a weekly health care feature brought to you by the experts at Essentia Health. Here's your host, Louie St. George.
(DESCRIPTION)Text, Louie St. George, Host.
(SPEECH)Today on Medical Insight, Kenzie Hohman tells us about the Essentia Health Specialty Pharmacy, which manages medications for complex and chronic conditions.
(DESCRIPTION)Kenzie Hohman, Specialty Pharmacy Manager.
(SPEECH)KENZIE HOHMAN: Specialty Pharmacy is an ambulatory pharmacy service like a traditional retail pharmacy. The big difference is in that conditions that we treat and the medications that we're providing.
(DESCRIPTION)Medications fill bins on shelves. Some are in yellow bags labeled Caution.
(SPEECH)Specialty medications tend to be more complex in administration, in their regimen, or simply have more difficult side effects to manage.
(DESCRIPTION)A pharmacist fills a paper bag with a prescription and staples the bag closed. They place the paper bag in a plastic bag and zip the plastic bag closed.
(SPEECH)Patients that are receiving specialty medications include oncology, hematology, multiple sclerosis, a number of chronic inflammatory diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, as well as other conditions, like growth hormone deficiency. LOUIE ST. GEORGE: The specialty pharmacy team at Essentia includes professionals who assist advocate for patients, saving them millions of dollars over the years.
(DESCRIPTION)A person wears a headset and holds a vial and instruction sheet. Text on vial, For Training Purposes Only.
(SPEECH)KENZIE HOHMAN: Many of the specialty medications are very high cost. And so are navigators and liaisons are very integral in helping the patients access these high-cost therapies. I think one of the most fulfilling pieces is helping patients connect them with the resources that allow them to be successful with their medications.
(DESCRIPTION)A smiling person opens a package. Another person approaches a pharmacy counter. A pharmacist places a bottle on the counter.
(SPEECH)Patients can get their medications delivered directly to their home, or they can pick it up at any of our 21 pharmacy locations.
(DESCRIPTION)Bottles and boxes of medication sit on pharmacy shelves. Text on sign, Essentia Health Pharmacy, Curbside Pick-Up, Call 2 1 8 6 0 6 9 3 6 5. Remain in your car. We'll come to you.
(SPEECH)Our pharmacy locations can provide over-the-counter medications or non-specialty prescriptions as well. And patients can get their meds by curbside delivery at those locations if they choose. LOUIE ST. GEORGE: The Specialty Pharmacy is located in Superior, but serves patients from all over. For Medical Insight, I'm Louie St. George. To learn more about this and other health topics, visit essentiahealth.org/medicalinsight
(DESCRIPTION)Text, Medical Insight. The Essentia Health logo appears, consisting of three leaves in a circle. Text, Essentia Health dot org slash Medical Insight.
Rely on Essentia Health for specialty medications to treat rare, complex, or chronic conditions, including:
When you choose Essentia Health-Specialty Pharmacy, our specialty pharmacists, registered nurses, and pharmacy care navigators become part of your care team. Enjoy the ease of working with a pharmacy that can access your Essentia electronic medical record to help you get the right dose of the right drug at the right time. We work with your providers to offer you the best individualized care.
You can expect routine follow-up from your care team to coordinate your monthly refills and delivery. You can also communicate with us online through MyChart.
Trust Essentia Health-Specialty Pharmacy to make sure you get your medications when you need them. If your medication needs approval from your insurance, we will work with your insurance company to ensure you get your medications in a timely manner. Once your specialty medication prescription is approved, you’ll receive your medication with 48 hours, unless otherwise requested.
Choose the free delivery option that’s most convenient for you:
Count on us to work with you, your physician, and your insurance company to ensure your medications are as affordable as possible. Ask our knowledgeable staff about financial assistance options from drug manufacturers, foundations related to your medical condition, and other sources.
To learn about your prescription drug coverage and any applicable copays, contact your health insurance provider.
To save you money, we’ll substitute a less expensive, FDA-approved generic medication when possible. We make this substitution only if the medication is safely interchangeable with, and a therapeutic equal to the brand-name medication prescribed by your provider. Our pharmacies offer generic medications for as low as $5 a month.
If you object to a substitution, tell us when you order your medication or before you leave the pharmacy.
Call 715-817-7145 or 844-380-5626. You can also:
Refill Online
Refill on MyChart
