The essential role of pharmacists facilitating vaccination in older adults: the case of Herpes Zoster

Autor:	Casey R. Tak, Macary Weck Marciniak, Amanda Savage, Sachiko Ozawa
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	pharmacist pharmacy vaccine immunization herpes zoster shingles elderly barriers access Immunologic diseases. Allergy RC581-607 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
Zdroj:	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 70-75 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2164-5515 2164-554X 21645515
DOI:	10.1080/21645515.2019.1637218
Popis:	Older adults share a disproportionately high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite recommendations from national and international health organizations, vaccination rates among older patients remain suboptimal, suggesting poor access and barriers to vaccination. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to assist patients in overcoming many of these barriers. In this commentary, we describe some of the common barriers to vaccination that older adults encounter and the role pharmacists have in overcoming these barriers, in the US and abroad. We provide a case study of pharmacists’ impact in supporting herpes zoster vaccination. We also identify areas of opportunities to promote further pharmacist involvement in vaccination efforts.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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