Pharmacists as providers: Targeting pneumococcal vaccinations to high risk populations

Highlights ► Pharmacists providing seasonal flu vaccinations identified patients in need of PPSV. ► Pharmacists were especially effective at reaching at-risk persons aged 60–70 years. ► We used pharmacy data and a national claims database to compare PPSV coverage. ► Pharmacies had significantly high...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2011-10, Vol.29 (45), p.8073-8076
Hauptverfasser:	Taitel, Michael, Cohen, Ed, Duncan, Ian, Pegus, Cheryl
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Allergy and Immunology Applied microbiology at-risk population Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool comorbidity Coverage, Pharmacy Drug stores elderly Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Immunization Immunization Programs - methods Infant Infant, Newborn Influenza Influenza vaccine Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage Male Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Mortality patients people Pharmacist Pharmacists Pneumococcal Infections - prevention & control Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Pneumonia Population Groups risk Risk Management - methods Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccination Vaccination - methods Vaccines Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects) Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Pharmacists providing seasonal flu vaccinations identified patients in need of PPSV. ► Pharmacists were especially effective at reaching at-risk persons aged 60–70 years. ► We used pharmacy data and a national claims database to compare PPSV coverage. ► Pharmacies had significantly higher PPSV coverage than a traditional care benchmark.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.08.051