TY - JOUR
T1 - Expansion of community pharmacies’ role in public vaccine delivery to children
T2 - Opportunities and need
AU - Alden, Jude
AU - Crane, Kristina
AU - Robinson, Renee
AU - Rothholz, Mitch
AU - Watkins, Todd
AU - Wu, Jing
AU - Wurtz, Rebecca
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the Navigators Workgroup for all of their support and engagement in this. Disclosure: The authors declare no relevant conflicts of interest or financial relationships.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - 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 state-supported 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.
AB - 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 state-supported 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.japh.2022.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.japh.2022.05.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 35691859
AN - SCOPUS:85131785605
SN - 1544-3191
VL - 62
SP - 1514
EP - 1517
JO - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
JF - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
IS - 5
ER -
