Specialty drugs are high-cost medications used to treat complex, chronic and/or rare medical conditions; and they are both increasing in price and unavailability for many people who need them. With increasing utilization, new specialty drugs dominating the pharmaceutical pipeline, and expanded indications regularly approved, specialty drugs continue to be a major concern and contributor to growth in health care plan costs. This infographic explains what plan sponsors need to know, including:

• What is a specialty drug?
• What’s going on with the world of specialty drugs?
• What impact is it having on plan sponsors?
• How to control specialty drug costs
• Best practices to consider