CSP EXAM TEST (SPECIALTY PHARMACY) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS!!|GUARANTEED
PASS
What is specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)Multiple definitions: high cost, high touch,
complex/rare conditions, unique administration, special handling/dispensing/storage,
limited distribution
What does Medicare Part D consider high cost? - (ANSWER)above $600 per month
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What does high touch consist of? - (ANSWER)special assessments, monitoring, education,
and/or follow up
What are some common disease states within specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)cancer,
Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis,
pulmonary arterial hypertension, rheumatic diseases, ulcerative colitis
What disease states have the highest share of specialty drug spending? - (ANSWER)Cancer
(30%) > other (19%) > rheumatoid arthritis (12%)
Why is specialty pharmacy important? - (ANSWER)specialty is growing in absolute dollars
and percent of drug spending; 17% growth rate
Which disease state is growing in specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)cardiology (PCSK9
inhibitors)
Prescription drug spending in the year 2016 - (ANSWER)40% specialty, 33% generic, 27%
brands
What happened to prescription drug spending from 2011-2016? - (ANSWER)more generic
than brand known as patent cliff
What are the solutions to the new market that MCOs and PBMs are having to find as
specialty pharmacy continues to grow? - (ANSWER)1. formulary management
2. Approval of biosimilars
3. Specialty Pharmacy Networks
4. Utilization management
Formulary management: pharmacy vs. medical - (ANSWER)Route of administration (oral,
injection, infusion), Monitoring, Disease states
PASS
What is specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)Multiple definitions: high cost, high touch,
complex/rare conditions, unique administration, special handling/dispensing/storage,
limited distribution
What does Medicare Part D consider high cost? - (ANSWER)above $600 per month
:lkj%$^&*()
What does high touch consist of? - (ANSWER)special assessments, monitoring, education,
and/or follow up
What are some common disease states within specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)cancer,
Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis,
pulmonary arterial hypertension, rheumatic diseases, ulcerative colitis
What disease states have the highest share of specialty drug spending? - (ANSWER)Cancer
(30%) > other (19%) > rheumatoid arthritis (12%)
Why is specialty pharmacy important? - (ANSWER)specialty is growing in absolute dollars
and percent of drug spending; 17% growth rate
Which disease state is growing in specialty pharmacy? - (ANSWER)cardiology (PCSK9
inhibitors)
Prescription drug spending in the year 2016 - (ANSWER)40% specialty, 33% generic, 27%
brands
What happened to prescription drug spending from 2011-2016? - (ANSWER)more generic
than brand known as patent cliff
What are the solutions to the new market that MCOs and PBMs are having to find as
specialty pharmacy continues to grow? - (ANSWER)1. formulary management
2. Approval of biosimilars
3. Specialty Pharmacy Networks
4. Utilization management
Formulary management: pharmacy vs. medical - (ANSWER)Route of administration (oral,
injection, infusion), Monitoring, Disease states
