Avella Specialty Pharmacy

Avella Specialty Pharmacy
Industry Specialty pharmaceuticals
Founded 1996
Founder John Musil
Headquarters USA
Number of locations
 HQ, Phoenix; Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona; Columbus, Ohio; Las Vegas, Nevada; Sacramento, California; St. Louis, Missouri; Orlando, Florida; Denver, Colorado; Austin, Texas.
Key people
 Rebecca Shanahan, CEO
Website http://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.[18] By 2009, Avella had sixteen physical locations, a call center, and a national distribution facility.[2][6][7][19]

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.[20] In March 2015, Avella was approved to register a .pharmacy domain name which identifies safe and legal pharmacies online.[21] 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.[22] In 2015, Inc. named Avella to the Inc. 5000 list for the ninth time.[18]

Further reading

References

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

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