Measuring patient satisfaction in the Pharmacy Specialty Immunization Clinic: a pharmacist‐run immunization clinic at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System

Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review

“…Pharmacists, because of their expertise, experience, and positioning in the community, can provide an ideal site to deliver vaccines for travelers. Pharmacist-administered vaccines are well accepted by both patients and travelers [31,40,43,44]. Consequently, pharmacists' role in travel health and vaccination services, including routine and travel-related vaccines, need to be further expanded and promoted to help and enhance wide access to these vital pre-travel preventive health services.…”

Extensions of Preventive Health in Addition to the Healthcare Provider

“…Recent studies have identified pharmacists as having the potential to play an important role in vaccine administration. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] They can provide an already-built method to increase vaccination rates. [2][3][4][5][6] Studies have shown pharmacists to be an effective means to immunize high-risk older adults who already have a relationship with their pharmacist, whom they see more often than their primary care provider.…”

“…[2][3][4][5][6] Studies have shown pharmacists to be an effective means to immunize high-risk older adults who already have a relationship with their pharmacist, whom they see more often than their primary care provider. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] This frequent interaction provides the pharmacist with more touchpoints to connect with and educate patients on their vaccine-related and preventive health needs. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Another advantage to using pharmacists as part of an adult vaccine infrastructure is that pharmacies are more convenient than are primary care providers for patients.…”

“…Pharmacists are accessible; for example, more than 90% of Americans live within 5 mi of a pharmacy, pharmacies have longer hours, often including holidays and weekends, there is no need for an appointment, and 55% of adults visit a pharmacy each month. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] This interaction frequency illustrates that pharmacists have opportunities to interact with patients and assess vaccine needs. 10,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Other studies have shown that a pharmacist's recommendation to be immunized can have an impact similar to that of a physician's or nurse's advice on a patient's decision to be immunized.…”

“…10,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Other studies have shown that a pharmacist's recommendation to be immunized can have an impact similar to that of a physician's or nurse's advice on a patient's decision to be immunized. 12 Westrick et al suggested that pharmacies, because of their locations and relationships with patients, may be more effective in reaching and affecting the access to vaccines of a difficult-to-reach population. 26 The concept that pharmacists are the way to build an ongoing adult vaccine and preventive health infrastructure depends on customer understanding and acceptance of the expanded role of a pharmacist.…”