Assessing pharmacists' experience and attitudes towards the current immunization program in BC

RESULTS: Six hundred and sixty-three pharmacists from 497 pharmacies participated in the study. Forty-nine percent of participants were male and had practised for 20 years to 30 years (29%). Most pharmacies reported administering public supply of influenza (73%) and pneumococcal (50%) vaccines as well as the private supply of hepatitis B (60%), hepatitis A (58%), human papillomavirus (HPV) (49%) and herpes zoster (30%) vaccines. The majority of respondents (59%) were authorized by CPBC to administer injection, with the main reasons for not being authorized being lack of time to obtain certification.