Expansion of community pharmacies? role in public vaccine delivery to children: Opportunities and need br

被引:7
作者
Alden, Jude [1 ]
Crane, Kristina [2 ]
Robinson, Renee [3 ,4 ]
Rothholz, Mitch [5 ]
Watkins, Todd [2 ]
Wu, Jing [6 ]
Wurtz, Rebecca [7 ]
机构
[1] STChealth, Solut Optimizat, Phoenix, AZ USA
[2] STChealth, Phoenix, AZ USA
[3] Univ Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK USA
[4] Idaho State Univ, Anchorage, AK USA
[5] Amer Pharmacists Assoc, Harleysville, PA USA
[6] Environm Syst Res Inst, Commercial Hlth, Arlington, VA USA
[7] Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Publ Hlth Adm & Policy, Minneapolis, MN USA
关键词
IMPACT; IMMUNIZATIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.japh.2022.05.002
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Despite the positive impact pharmacists have had on access to vaccines, only a limited number of community pharmacists and pharmacies are able to participate in most federal- and statesupported vaccine programs. In this commentary we (1) review vaccination services currently provided by community pharmacists in the United States, (2) highlight regulatory, reimbursement, and role-based barriers to community pharmacists' participation in the vaccines for children (VFC) program, a cornerstone program to support vaccinations of children in the United States, and (3) suggest changes to support and improve VFC participation for all health care providers. For the purposes of this commentary, community pharmacies are defined as retail pharmacies not associated with a health care system, hospital, or clinic. (c) 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Pharmacists Association.
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页码:1514 / 1517
页数:4
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