The Avita Blog

Avita Pharmacist’s Care Philosophy: Serve by the Golden Rule

Avita Pharmacist Adriana Murray has strict standards for how she cares for patients: Exactly the way she’d want to be treated.

Living with HIV, But Not Settling for Less

Why Women Are Getting Left Behind When It Comes to PrEP

Avita "Share the Love" patient letter-writing campaign

Avita Team Members “Share the Love” with Patients Nationwide

Sign up to receive the latest news from Avita Care Solutions

Read Time: 11 minutes

The Take: How a “Culture of Fear” Links HIV & Mental Health

The landscape of HIV—mired in fear, stigma, and health inequity—is deeply connected to behavioral health issues. Here's what we can do about it.

Read Time: 10 minutes

This World AIDS Day, A Call for Modernized Awareness Efforts

World AIDS Day is a bittersweet reminder of those we’ve lost and our ongoing fight to #EndHIV. Experts explain why the latter is going to take some out-of-the-box thinking.

Read Time: 7 minutes

Kind Clinic & Avita: A Partnership That Puts Patients First

Avita has helped Kind Clinic build upon its mission of empowering patients to embrace their sexual health without fear or stigma. Here’s how.

Read Time: 8 minutes

The Recipe for a Pharmacy Leader? Forget the Status Quo

By continually educating herself, her colleagues, and her patients, Avita Specialty Clinical Pharmacist Breannie Charles is knocking down health care barriers.

Read Time: 7 minutes

Why We’re Broadening Our Impact: A Letter from Avita’s CEO

Avita’s growth into a health care services organization reinforces our dedication to reducing health inequities. Here’s how.

Read Time: 12 minutes

The Take: Dr. Eugene McCray’s 40-Year Fight Against HIV

Dr. Eugene McCray has been at the forefront of the fight to end HIV/AIDS since its inception. Here’s what he's learned along the way.

Read Time: 8 minutes

Covered Entities: It’s More Important Than Ever to Raise Your Voice

Ensuring the true value of the 340B program is fully understood has never been more critical. Here's why and how covered entities can easily get involved.

Read Time: 6 minutes

Advocacy in Action: Raising Awareness One Patient at a Time

Respecting individual patients’ needs is key to success, says Avita Pharmacist-in-Charge Tarik Smith. “You need to meet people where they are.”

Read Time: 7 minutes

Avita Names Glen Pietrandoni Chief Advocacy Officer

The 30-year champion of HIV prevention and treatment, LGBTQ+ rights, and the 340B program will lead the next chapter of Avita’s advocacy efforts.

Read Time: 9 minutes

The Take: Why Pharmacists Are Health Care’s Unsung Heroes

International HIV expert, podcast host, entrepreneur, and activist Michelle Sherman calls pharmacists health care’s “best-kept secret.” Here's why.

Read Time: 4 minutes

Backstage: Avita Patient Ara Turner Finds Her True Self

A chat with Ara “Ara Besque Starr” Turner reveals her former health care barriers as a transgender woman and how she found her true “medical family.”

Read Time: 9 minutes

Dr. Jerome Adams to 340B Entities: Show Your Value

At the 340B Coalition Summer Conference, Avita Board Member Dr. Jerome Adams offered advice on supporting the drug discount program’s future. Read on for insights from 340B Report.

Read Time: 6 minutes

Taking Compassionate Care Above & Beyond

Caring for patients is not a responsibility Avita Lead Pharmacy Tech Shayla Smith considers lightly. “I go out of my way to earn that trust.”

Read Time: 16 minutes

Jim Pickett on PrEP: “It’s No Time to Rest on Our Laurels”

As PrEP turns 10, advocate Jim Pickett discusses the early years and what’s coming next. “We’ve come a long way, baby. But there’s so much work to do.”