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Overview
Get essential patient data on demand from EHRs
Digitally access the clinical information you need to dispense specialty medications. Specialty Medications Gateway lets you pull patient clinical information without contacting the prescriber, reducing phone calls, faxes and paperwork.
259,699
prescribers automatically supplying patient information to specialty pharmacies1
Nearly 2 days
cut from time to fill for one large specialty pharmacy with Specialty Medications Gateway2
60%
of current patient weights retrieved automatically for one pharmacy, aiding dosing accuracy3
A closer look
What can Specialty Medications Gateway do for you?
Simplify fulfillment with easier data access. Automatically get patient clinical information and reduce calls and faxes to prescribers and patients.
Locate the information you need to streamline specialty medication dispensing
Retrieve clinical data independently, reduce administrative burden and get patients their medication faster. Giving pharmacists automatic access to the patient clinical information they need to dispense medications improves the experience for everyone in the process.
Get on-demand access to clinical data
Access demographic and clinical history information for the patients you serve.
Reduce calls, faxes and paperwork
Quickly identify the most relevant information without having to reach out to the prescriber or the patient.
Improve time to therapy
Align the patient’s benefit plan and clinical details to avoid fulfillment delays.
Improve patient care
Start critical medications sooner and avoid treatment lapses.
How it works for specialty pharmacies
Your pharmacy receives a specialty prescription.
The prescription is missing some patient or clinical information, but the pharmacist has an easy way to find it.
The pharmacist logs into Specialty Medications Gateway to get essential information.
The pharmacist can access and retrieve important clinical data without needing to contact the prescriber.
The pharmacist reviews the patient’s clinical information and accurately calculates dosing.
Available data can include patients’ height and weight, lab results, allergies, medical conditions and medication list.
The pharmacist can dispense the medication quickly and safely.
Specialty Medications Gateway improves turnaround time by empowering pharmacies to get clinical data with less delay.
Features In Focus
Simplify specialty medication dispensing
Specialty Medications Gateway is built to make it far easier for specialty pharmacies to review patient information and clinical history so they can get critical medications to the patients who need them.
Retrieve clinical information
Put a national network of clinical history information at your fingertips.
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Accelerate key tasks
Facilitate tasks like drug utilization review, medication reconciliation, dose verification and adjustments as part of your dispensing processes.
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Reduce prescriber outreach
Help your team spend less time contacting prescribers and their offices to get patient clinical information. At one large pharmacy chain, 63% of Specialty Medications Gateway users said it helped them avoid phone calls to prescribers.4
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Success Stories
Real-world results
FAQs
Find out more about Specialty Medications Gateway
How do pharmacy staff access Specialty Medications Gateway?
Once your organization purchases Specialty Medications Gateway, staff can access the solution from their web browser. There is no software to install or download.
Where does the clinical history information come from?
Specialty Medications Gateway gives users access to data from connected electronic health records (EHRs) across the country. As of 2022, more than 250,000 providers supply patient information to specialty pharmacies via Specialty Medications Gateway.1
What type of clinical information is typically available?
Available clinical data can include the patient’s height and weight, list of medical conditions (problem list), lab results, medication list and allergies.
How do I sign up for Specialty Medications Gateway?
To get the conversation started, click the “Get in touch” button below to request a discussion with our team. We will review your pharmacy’s use case and then walk you through the easy steps to get connected.
Are there specific software requirements to use Specialty Medications Gateway?
No. Standard manual queries are available through Specialty Medications Gateway without requiring any technical integrations with your software systems. However, you must be granted access to the Surescripts network, which happens during the initial sign-up steps.
Click the “Get in touch” button below to begin the conversation about how to get your specialty pharmacy connected to Specialty Medications Gateway.
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Footnotes
- Surescripts, “2023 National Progress Report,” March 2024.
- Surescripts, “Data Brief: Remapping the Specialty Medication Journey,” 2021.
- Surescripts, “2022 National Progress Report,” March 2023.
- Unpublished survey of Specialty Medications Gateway users at Walgreens, 2022.
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