Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Diabetes Patients in Community Pharmacies
Community pharmacies provide additional access and convenience as well as immunization counseling in order to maximize essential care for diabetes patients. The study found that 86.2% of patients immunized in the study were vaccinated before peak flu season.
Read more ›Increasing the Uptake of Herpes Zoster Vaccinations via Community Pharmacies
Granting state-authorized pharmacist immunization privileges for herpes zoster vaccine significantly improved herpes zoster vaccination uptake rates.
Read more ›Improving Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccination Uptake: Expanding Pharmacist Privileges
This analysis demonstrates that states that offer pharmacists full immunization privileges have higher vaccination uptake rates than states with restricted or no authorization.
Read more ›Pharmacists as Immunization Providers: Patient Attitudes and Perceptions
Patient acceptance of the expanded role of the pharmacist as health care provider may be influential in increasing capacity and access to primary health care.
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