Optime Care Recognizes Challenges and Opportunities for People with Rare Diseases: Strategies and Support Improve Diagnostic Journey, Treatment Access and Outcomes Rare Disease Day, Feb. 28, 2023

Optime Care, a nationally recognized specialty pharmacy, distribution and patient management organization maximizing therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of orphan and rare disorders, recognizes Feb. 28 as Rare Disease Day and helps raise awareness of the 7,000+ rare diseases that impact over 300 million people globally. Optime Care utilizes a patient-first approach that enables its specially trained care coordinators to address not only the physical aspects of a patient's conditions, but also the burdens that rare diseases place upon the mental health of patients and their caregivers.

"Our experienced team of patient care coordinators and specialty pharmacists with expertise and knowledge of rare diseases create deep connections with patients and their family caregivers, offering more personalized care and support that results in the best possible outcomes," says Brandon Salke, Pharm.D., general manager and pharmacist-in-charge, Optime Care. "This level of counseling, guidance and education optimizes the therapeutic value of a specialty drug, ensuring prescription accuracy, compliance, adherence to treatment and side effects management."

Optime Care's patient-first approach provides continuity of care delivered at key milestones throughout the treatment journey, enabling a seamless, enhanced patient experience that avoids lapses in therapy. Custom copay assistance programs are also available to help mitigate the high costs of specialty drugs and gene and cell therapies.

"We are a service-oriented team that also extends itself to healthcare providers and our biopharma partners, with 24/7 availability to help manage the clinical and non-clinical issues associated with rare diseases," says Salke. "We appreciate and understand the unique challenges of living with a rare disease and strive to improve the quality of life for patients and families. Compassionate care is embedded in everything we do, with a sensitivity to serve people who have been marginalized by the system or isolated by their disease state."

About Optime Care

Optime Care, Inc. is a nationally recognized specialty pharmacy, distribution and patient management organization offering a suite of comprehensive services tailored to maximize the therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of orphan and rare disorders. Our executive team has partnered in the launch and management of over 40 orphan products and programs while consistently implementing the best brand services for the community. Our experience with small patient populations, coupled with the affiliation to parent company, AscellaHealth, enhances our services and ability to serve the specialty pharmacy market. Optime Care has dual-accreditation from the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for compliance with specialty pharmacy and the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for specialty pharmacy services that demonstrate a commitment to providing quality care and services to consumers. https://www.optimecare.com/