2022年全国免疫社区连锁药剂师调查:将PREP法案的紧急当局编码为实践的理由
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
|October 20, 2023
概括
社区药剂师更喜欢使用疫苗而不是处方药,但在人员和技术方面面临挑战. 永久化紧急PREP法案当局可以改善药房免疫服务.
科学领域:
- 药房实践 在药房实践.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 免疫服务 免疫服务
背景情况:
- 自20世纪90年代中期以来,以药房为基础的免疫服务大幅增长.
- 公共准备和应急准备法 (PREP) 扩大了药剂师在疫苗接种中的作用.
- 在2024年可能到期的PREP法案修正案可能会影响获得药房医疗保健的机会.
研究的目的:
- 了解社区连锁药剂师对提供免疫服务的看法.
- 确定与时间需求,企业政策,IT和人员配置相关的挑战.
- 评估新扩展的药房服务的前景.
主要方法:
- 通过电子方式对全国范围内的社区连锁药剂师进行调查.
- 该调查是在2022年中期开发,预测和分发的.
- 描述性分析从742个响应中确定了关键主题.
主要成果:
- 药剂师每天平均进行114次疫苗接种,通常是按预约接种.
- 大多数 (92%) 认为免疫接种很重要,稍微偏好于分发.
- 显著的障碍包括人员支持不足 (73%),疫苗接种信心的挑战 (67%) 和有限的IT接入 (49%).
结论:
- 社区药剂师表明,他们更喜欢免疫接种,而不是处方药.
- 尽管药剂师的职责增加了,但他们仍然面临着持续的结构和流程障碍.
- 建议永久扩大PREP法案当局,以支持全面的药房免疫服务.
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