Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
What to expect with your patient’s PAH
Burmans Specialty Pharmacy understands the special needs of patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). PAH is a disease of the lungs that is characterized by continuous, high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery. It is serious condition for which there are treatments options and more on the horizon but no cure. Treatments include conventional medical therapies as well as oral, inhaled, infused and subcutaneous injection options.
Patients living with PAH suffer from blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs become narrow and hard. When the cause of PAH is undetermined it is known as idiopathic pulmonary hypertension and when the disease develops due to another medical condition it is known as secondary pulmonary hypertension.
If the cause of PAH is known treating the cause may improve your health. Maintain a highly active life style including healthy weight, nutritious diet, reduce stress and if you smoke stop. Breathing oxygen from a tank can relieve shortness of breath and medications that can be used to treat PAH include the following:
- Anticoagulants
- Calcium channel blockers
- Diuretics
- Digoxin
- Endothelin receptor antagonists
- Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
- Prostacyclines
For patients with this ongoing disorder, we provide the medication and support they need to enhance their lives.
When you order your patients’ PAH medications through Burmans Specialty Pharmacy, you and your patients will receive fast delivery, expert support, and so much more.
- 24/7/365 patient support
- Free delivery & supplies
- Nursing support as needed
Call a nurse or pharmacist anytime
If you have questions about your patient’s medications, we can help. Call anytime – day or night – to talk to a registered nurse or pharmacist.
Call us toll free at:1-800-604-6068
An experienced team to help manage your patients’ PAH
We incorporate the following into our PAH treatment program:
Assessment – After you place your patient’s first order, a patient care coordinator (PCC) will contact them to verify key information – such as age, weight, therapy, dose, any allergies, and shipping address. The PCC will assess the patient’s therapy support needs. We will determine if the patient needs more help understanding their condition or medication.
Clinical help – If you or your patients have any questions, our nurses and pharmacists are always available to assist. Patients who require therapy with Remicade® will also be supported by a pharmacy care manager who specializes in this therapy. The pharmacy care manager is a registered pharmacist who will contact their assigned patient regularly to check on them.
Education – We will send your patients a welcome packet to explain our services. Depending on each patient’s need, a nurse or pharmacist who specializes in PAH will provide additional education.
If your patient requires therapy with the injectable B-12, we can teach them how to self-inject.
For patients who require Remicade, their pharmacy care manager will provide additional education, as needed.
PAH care plan – We monitor each patient’s therapy usage. We make sure they always have the right medication and dose for their needs. If your patient wants additional support, we will contact them as often as they need us.
If your patient meets medical approval for home health care, we can arrange for a home health care nurse to administer their therapy in the comfort of their home. And we’ll keep in contact with you so you know how your patient is doing between office visits.
Extra service at refill time – We will call your patient one week before their refills are due to schedule their next delivery. For patients who require Remicade, their pharmacy care manager will call them to schedule their refill. And while we’re on the phone, we’ll also check how they are doing.
We’ll ask your patient to confirm:
- How they are doing with their therapy.
- If they are still taking the same specialty drug.
- If they are still taking the same dose.
- If they are having any side effects.
- If they need additional supplies.
- Where they would like their next refill delivered.
If your patient needs help, we’ll put them in touch with a pharmacist. We may also reach out to you to talk about your patient’s medication or dose.
Open lines of communication – Our clinical team works closely with you and your patients. A pharmacy care manager will call each patient as often as they need. If your patient expresses any concerns about their medication or dose, we will contact you to discuss.
If your patient needs extra emotional support, we can even put them in touch with an Behavioral Health specialist.
Product integrity – We take care of your patients’ medications. Our pharmacists will double check each order to make sure it’s right before it goes out the door. Our special packaging keeps your medications at the right temperature.
Dependable Delivery – We can send your patients’ medications by UPS or our dedicated delivery personnel – anywhere. That includes the patient’s home, your office, infusion center, or any other location. We track each shipment through our UPS tracking system. This ensures your patients receive safe, quick delivery of their medication.
Improvement plans – We constantly evaluate the success of our PAH program through patient and physician satisfaction surveys.
How to order
Follow these three easy steps to start your patients on service with Burmans Specialty Pharmacy. We’ll take care of everything else.
- Complete a Burmans Specialty Pharmacy Medication Request Form for each patient.
- Indicate delivery arrangements on the form.
- Fax your referral to Burmans Specialty Pharmacy at 1-800-599-5560