Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy services to offer gene and cell therapy services, supported by a dedicated 18,000-square-foot center in Pittsburgh, the company announced Thursday. The service is part of the retail pharmacy company’s newly integrated business unit, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, that rolls up all its specialty pharmacy segment assets, including AllianceRx. The new business, formerly called AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, is under the Walgreens U.S. retail pharmacy segment. Walgreens said its integrated model enables it to work with payers, health plans and pharma with a specialty pharmacy offering independent of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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