Avella Specialty Pharmacy Explained

Avella Specialty Pharmacy
Industry:Specialty pharmaceuticals
Founder:John Musil
Founded:1996
Location Country:USA
Key People:Rebecca Shanahan, CEO
Homepage:www.avella.com

Avella Specialty Pharmacy, formerly known as The Apothecary Shops, is an American specialty pharmacy company.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Avella is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and has facilities in eight states.[2] [5] [8] Dr. John D. Musil is the company's founder.[3] [4] [9] Rebecca Shanahan is the CEO.[10]

Avella supplies drug therapies in the medical fields of oncology, dermatology, fertility, urology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, and rheumatology. It offers drugs that treat complex diseases such as cancer,[11] oncology, HIV/AIDS, infertility, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, and hepatitis.[7] [12] [13] [14] Avella also offers "specialty care coordinators" who provide counseling and assistance to customers.[7] Avella technologies include a mobile application for medication refills and reminders,[2] [5] [12] [15] as well as a provider portal which gives physicians patient health data.[16]

History

John Musil, a practicing pharmacist, founded Avella Specialty Pharmacy (formerly The Apothecary Shops) in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1996.[3] [4] [5] [9] [17] Avella has been on the Inc. 5000 list since 2007. By 2009, Avella had sixteen physical locations, a call center, and a national distribution facility.[2] [6] [7] [18]

In January 2014, Avella Specialty Pharmacy named Rebecca Shanahan as its new CEO.[10] That same year, Avella became a registered Outsourcing Facility through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.[19] In March 2015, Avella was approved to register a .pharmacy domain name which identifies safe and legal pharmacies online.[20] That same month, Avella partnered with Sentry Data Systems, a technology systems producer for hospitals and clinics, to extend coverage of entities participating in the 340B drug discount program.[21] In 2015, Inc. named Avella to the Inc. 5000 list for the ninth time.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avella Specialty Pharmacy: Overcoming Oncology Adherence Barriers . Specialty Pharmacy Times . November 12, 2013.
  2. Web site: Avella Specialty Pharmacy: Spreading Innovation . Specialty Pharmacy Times . November 12, 2013.
  3. Web site: ACE Awards: The 5 fastest-growing Arizona private companies . Phoenix Business Journal . November 12, 2013.
  4. Web site: 'The Apothecary Shops' To Launch Company Rebrand in August . Specialty Pharmacy Continuum . November 12, 2013.
  5. Web site: LivingWell: Mix It, Pop It, Rub It Down with The Apothecary Shop . Desert Living Today . November 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629044751/http://www.desertlivingtoday.com/2012/04/09/livingwell-mix-it-pop-it-rub-it-down-with-the-apothecary-shop/ . June 29, 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Apothecary Shops spends $400K to expand business . Phoenix Business Journal . November 12, 2013.
  7. Web site: Drugstore's focus on drugs helps it thrive . Columbus Business First . November 12, 2013.
  8. Web site: The Apothecary Shops plans expansion, hiring . Phoenix Business Journal . November 12, 2013.
  9. Web site: Future of specialty pharmacy discussed at Drug Store News' Specialty Pharmacy Roundtable . Drug Store News . November 12, 2013.
  10. Web site: Avella Specialty Pharmacy names new CEO . Drug Store News . 2014-01-31. April 6, 2014.
  11. Web site: Avella Specialty Pharmacy attorney fulfills dream through medicines. AZCentral. Christopher Geoffrey McPherson. July 1, 2014. July 5, 2014.
  12. Web site: Avella Partners with Novartis to Boost Oral Oncology Adherence Rates . Specialty Pharmacy Times . November 12, 2013.
  13. Web site: Parsons Center opens in Phoenix, offering help to HIV/AIDS victims . AZ Central . November 12, 2013.
  14. Web site: 10 Top Trends in Specialty Pharmacy . Specialty Pharmacy Times . November 12, 2013.
  15. Web site: Medication adherence app reminds pharmacy's HIV patients to take meds. Brian Dolan. January 27, 2015. MobiHealth News. September 29, 2015.
  16. Web site: Mobile Health Technology Cuts Hospital Readmission Rates. April 17, 2015. Vera Gruessner. mHealth Intelligence.
  17. Web site: Pharmacist-turned-entrepreneur has the right medicine . The Arizona Republic . November 12, 2013.
  18. Web site: Dr. John Musil raised to work harder . Denver Business Journal . November 12, 2013.
  19. Web site: Registered Outsourcing Facilities. FDA.
  20. Web site: Avella Approve for .Pharmacy Designation. Gina Shaw. March 31, 2015. Specialty Pharmacy Continuum. September 29, 2015.
  21. Web site: Avella Inks Deal with Sentry Data Systems on 340B Drug Discount Program Efforts. Nicole Watkins. March 5, 2015. Specialty Pharma Journal. September 29, 2015.
  22. Web site: Avella Specialty Pharmacy. Inc. Magazine. September 29, 2015.