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]
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