Allion Healthcare

Allion Healthcare began in 1983 as The Care Group, a U.S. healthcare business that ultimately developed into a specialty-pharmacy operator. The company’s later identity was shaped by its emergence from bankruptcy and its renaming as Allion in 1999. The reorganization marked a transition from the earlier corporate identity to the business documented under the Allion Healthcare name. The company became particularly associated with MOMS Pharmacy, a specialty and mail-order pharmacy serving people with complex medication needs. MOMS was known for distributing HIV medicines to patients, including people receiving Medicaid coverage or assistance through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Its service model combined drug distribution with packaging and adherence support. MOMSPak grouped medications into dated individual packages, an approach intended to make multi-drug treatment schedules easier to follow. Allion’s infrastructure included distribution centers in New York, California, Florida, New Jersey, and Washington. This network supported delivery across the United States and reflected the company’s focus on specialty medications rather than conventional neighborhood-pharmacy retailing. Its commercial relationships also extended beyond dispensing. A reported arrangement with Roche Laboratories involved pricing discounts connected with the provision of blinded patient data about Fuzeon. In November 2007, Allion signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Galea Life Sciences for Nutraplete, described as a therapeutic dietary supplement developed for people living with HIV/AIDS. The company pursued expansion through acquisition. It completed the purchase of Priority Pharmacy in January 2006, adding to its specialty-pharmacy activities. Allion was publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ALLI until October 2009, when H.I.G. Capital acquired it for $6.60 per share in a transaction valued at approximately $278 million. The deal changed the company’s ownership and ended its status as a publicly traded business. The later history of Allion is closely connected with MOMS Pharmacy. In 2012, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation acquired the MOMS Pharmacy division. This transaction separated a prominent operating division from the broader Allion corporate history, and available material does not clearly establish the full subsequent status of Allion Healthcare itself. Also in 2012, the New York Attorney General announced an indictment involving four people associated with the company. The investigation alleged that purportedly diverted HIV medications had been obtained through intermediary wholesale companies and supplied to entities including MOMS Pharmacy. The allegations further asserted that some products might have been previously dispensed, stolen, expired, mislabeled, or otherwise of uncertain provenance, and that Medicaid claims were submitted for some medicines. The cited account states that the allegations had not been proven. The matter should therefore be recorded as a major legal and reputational controversy, without presenting the accusations as adjudicated facts.

• 2012

  MOMS Pharmacy is acquired by AIDS Healthcare Foundation

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  The AIDS Healthcare Foundation acquired Allion’s MOMS Pharmacy division.

• 2009

  Acquisition by H.I.G. Capital

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  H.I.G. Capital acquired Allion Healthcare in a transaction reported at approximately $278 million.

• 2007

  Nutraplete distribution agreement

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  Allion signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Galea Life Sciences for Nutraplete.

• 2006

  Priority Pharmacy acquisition

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  Allion Healthcare completed its acquisition of Priority Pharmacy.

• 1999

  Company emerges from bankruptcy and adopts the Allion name

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  After emerging from bankruptcy, the company changed its name to Allion.

• 1983

  The Care Group is founded

  [1]Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org

  Allion Healthcare traces its origins to the founding of The Care Group in the United States.

Specialty pharmacy and mail-order medication support for complex treatment regimens, with a particular emphasis on HIV medicines and patients served through Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance Program coverage.

• Specialty pharmacy

  MOMS Pharmacy

  MOMS Pharmacy was Allion Healthcare’s best-known operating division. It provided mail-order HIV medications and related specialty-pharmacy support, particularly for patients covered by Medicaid or receiving assistance through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Its service model was designed for patients managing complex, continuing treatment regimens. The division was acquired by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in 2012.

• Medication adherence packaging

  MOMSPak

  MOMSPak packaged medications into dated individual packages, grouping drugs in a way intended to simplify multi-drug treatment schedules. The offering addressed adherence and organization challenges faced by patients taking several medicines, especially in specialty-care settings. The available material does not establish a separate launch date or the product’s status after the MOMS Pharmacy division changed ownership.

• Therapeutic dietary supplement · 2007

  Nutraplete

  Nutraplete was a therapeutic dietary supplement distributed by Allion under an exclusive agreement with Galea Life Sciences beginning in 2007. The reference material describes it as being designed specifically for people living with HIV/AIDS. No further formulation, clinical, or commercial information is established by the available source.

• 2012

  Alleged diverted HIV medication and money-laundering scheme

  On April 4, 2012, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced charges against four people associated with Allion. The allegations described an alleged scheme involving the purchase and distribution of diverted HIV medicines through licensed wholesalers and intermediary entities, along with alleged money laundering, bribery, and false invoices. The complaint asserted that some medicines could have been of unknown origin, mislabeled, expired, previously dispensed, or stolen, and that Medicaid claims were submitted. The cited account specifically states that these claims were not proven and should not be treated as established findings.

  Source

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• 2012

  Divest MOMS Pharmacy to AIDS Healthcare FoundationM&A

  Background

  MOMS Pharmacy was Allion’s prominent HIV-focused specialty-pharmacy division.

  Action taken

  The AIDS Healthcare Foundation acquired the MOMS Pharmacy division.

  Aftermath

  The transaction transferred the division to a nonprofit healthcare organization; the subsequent status of the remaining Allion business is not established by the available material.

  Source

• 2009

  Sell Allion Healthcare to H.I.G. CapitalM&A

  Background

  Allion was a NASDAQ-listed specialty-pharmacy company trading under the symbol ALLI.

  Action taken

  H.I.G. Capital acquired the company for $6.60 per share in October 2009.

  Aftermath

  The transaction was reported at approximately $278 million and removed Allion from the public market.

  Transaction value. Approximately $278 million (October 2009)

  Source

• 2007

  Distribute Nutraplete exclusivelyProduct launch

  Background

  Galea Life Sciences had developed Nutraplete as a therapeutic dietary supplement for people living with HIV/AIDS.

  Action taken

  Allion signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Galea Life Sciences in November 2007.

  Aftermath

  Nutraplete became part of Allion’s HIV-related product and distribution portfolio; later commercial performance is not established.

  Source

• 2006

  Acquire Priority PharmacyM&A

  Background

  Allion sought to expand its specialty-pharmacy business.

  Action taken

  The company completed the acquisition of Priority Pharmacy in January 2006.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition broadened Allion’s pharmacy operations, although the available source does not quantify the resulting scale.

  Source

• 1999

  Rename the reorganized company as AllionStrategy

  Background

  The company emerged from bankruptcy after operating as The Care Group.

  Action taken

  It adopted the Allion name.

  Aftermath

  The Allion identity became the basis for the company’s subsequent public-market and specialty-pharmacy history.

  Source

1. 1Allion Healthcareen.wikipedia.org