Integrated workflows ease staff burden and satisfy regulatory mandates.
Prescribe Specialty Medications With Confidence
Speed access to innovative drugs that bring hope to patients diagnosed with complex, chronic, or rare diseases.

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CHALLENGES
Bottlenecks in Specialty Drug Prescribing
Currently, three out of four drugs1 under development qualifies as specialty. Traditional e-prescribing workflows aren’t built to handle the unique challenges of electronic prior authorizations for specialty medications.
Prior authorizations may fall under pharmacy benefits, medical benefits, or both. Fulfillment often involves strict handling needs and limited distribution networks, making coordination with specialty pharmacies essential. Patients often need help navigating concerns about cost, side effects, and treatment expectations.
Too often, these barriers add up to increased administrative burdens, delayed care, and prescription abandonment.
Opaque PA Requirements Create Confusion, Delay Care
- More than 6 out of 10 physicians say it’s difficult to determine whether a medication requires a PA.
- 97% of oncologists report burdensome documentation.
- 61% of biologic prescriptions for IBD treatment face delays.
WE HAVE YOUR SOLUTION
Faster Access to Specialty Medications
Process inefficiencies and information gaps shouldn’t stand in the way of getting patients to start and stay on specialty therapies. DrFirst technologies optimize the medication journey—breaking through specialty e-prescribing barriers by simplifying electronic prior authorizations (ePAs), keeping clinicians alert to potential fulfillment issues with intelligent pharmacy insights or cost considerations for specialty drugs, and helping patients stay on track with treatment.
Smart Technologies Create Efficient Workflows, Keep Patients on Track

KEY BENEFITS
DrFirst end-to-end medication management solutions optimize the path from prescribing to adherence, relieving administrative burdens and the costs associated with them while accelerating patient access and adherence to prescribed therapies.
High medication costs can lead to abandoned prescriptions. Surface cost considerations early with real-time price transparency technology that alerts providers to lower-cost alternatives, copay cards, or other patient support programs they can discuss with patients to encourage adherence.
RELATED RESOURCES
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Sources:
1 Szczotka, A., PharmD. Navigating the Rapid Growth of Specialty Drugs: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Ahead. Pharmacy Times. September 2, 2024.
2 Comparison of Myndshft automation versus 2020 CAQH Index manual process estimates
3 Customer Provided Results, Myndshft, 2021
4 Prescription Fill Data Analysis, DrFirst, 2022