Additional Specialty Pharmacy Resources
We want to help you understand and manage your health condition. Knowing how to cope with your diagnosis can lead to better health and quality of life. Ask a pharmacist about specialty medications and find additional information about complex, rare or chronic health conditions at the sites below.
Arthritis (Rheumatoid, Osteoarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis.org • (404) 872-7100
American College of Rheumatology
Rheumatology.org • (404) 633-3777
Cancer
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Human Growth Foundation
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis Foundation International
HepatitisFoundation.org • (800) 891-0707
Hepatitis C Association
HepCAssoc.org • (877) 435-7443
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
AIDSInfo.NIH.gov • (800) 448-0440
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Platelet Disorder Support Association
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
NationalMSSociety.org • (800) 344-4867
Neutropenia
National Neutropenia Network
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
American Lung Association
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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