You may have heard that Coram is changing our infusion service offerings, and we want to provide information about what this means for patients and healthcare providers.
What’s changing
We are discontinuing infusion services for antibiotics, inotropic medications, and other acute home infusion therapies. Effective October 8, 2024, new patient referrals for these acute infusion treatments are no longer being accepted.
Coram will continue providing specialty pharmacy and infusion services for specialty medications, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition. We will continue to accept new patient referrals for these services. Also, we will continue to provide infusion nursing services nationwide, offering our patients who receive specialty medication infusions and TPN with excellent care options in an infusion suite or in the comfort of their home.
Patients receiving specialty medications, TPN, and enteral nutrition will be managed by our three national hub pharmacies in Mendota Heights, MN, Malvern, PA and San Diego, CA, which can dispense to our patients across the country. We plan to close 29 regional pharmacies over the coming months.
Patients currently receiving care
Most patients currently receiving specialty medication infusion services, enteral nutrition or TPN services will continue their care with Coram. These services will be managed from our three pharmacy hubs, or by our sister company, CVS Specialty. There may be instances where we will need to transfer the patient to another service provider because of insurance requirements.
Most patients receiving acute infusion services are expected to finish their infusion therapy before pharmacies close, and in those instances, nothing will change for them. In some cases, acute infusion therapy patients may need to transfer to another service provider due to the length of their therapy.
In all instances where a pharmacy is closing or a patient’s care needs to be transitioned, we have a comprehensive patient safety plan in place. The local Coram pharmacy team will contact patients and their doctor directly in the next few weeks, and work to transition care to another provider in the area. Continuation of care is of utmost importance.
Questions
If you are a patient and have questions, please contact your local Coram pharmacy team or call the phone number listed on your Coram prescriptions.
If you are a prescriber and have questions, please call your Coram sales representative or your local Coram pharmacy team.