The role of pharmacy technicians in vaccination services: a scoping review

Demarco, M.; Carter, Caitlin; Houle, Sherilyn K.D.; Waite, Nancy

doi:10.1016/j.japh.2021.09.016

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“…2,8 The response from HHS to allow for pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines focused on increasing access to preventative and lifesaving immunizations. 1,9 At the time the survey was administered, results showed a 22.2% increase in pharmacist work time spent on COVID-19 related tasks including vaccinations and testing. Since then, the pandemic has resulted in increased demand for COVID-19 testing and additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines.…”

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Evaluating the Role of Pharmacy Technician-Administered Vaccines

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Gothard

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Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most states limited administration of vaccines to trained pharmacists and pharmacy interns. In October 2020 due to the public health emergency, the Federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorized qualified pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines nationally. Currently available research on the perception of pharmacy technician-administered vaccines is limited. Objectives The primary objective was to evaluate the perceptions of licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians regarding pharmacy technician-administered vaccines. The secondary objective was to analyze correlations between demographic data and the perceptions of respondents. Methods An anonymous, 24-question survey including 5-point Likert-scale and ranking type questions was distributed using Qualtrics® survey software to licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the state of Ohio. Results Total of 52,240 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians were invited to participate in the survey, 26,226 viewed the e-mail and 2179 responses were collected, yielding a response rate of 8.3%. Results showed 65.9% (n = 365) of pharmacists and 76.2% (n = 675) of pharmacy technicians agreed that trained pharmacy technicians should be able to administer vaccines post-COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion Licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the state of Ohio support the continued administration of vaccines by trained pharmacy technicians fostering the need for legislative change.

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“…2,8 The response from HHS to allow for pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines focused on increasing access to preventative and lifesaving immunizations. 1,9…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Role of Pharmacy Technician-Administered Vaccines

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Amin

Gothard

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Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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“…Evidence has consistently shown that pharmacy professionals are competent and confident vaccinators who offer a service that is valued by the public. 10-14 Research has found improvements, although varied in magnitude, in overall population immunization rates following the introduction of legislation supporting pharmacist-administered vaccinations. 15,16 Convenience has regularly been cited as a key factor influencing patient decisions to be vaccinated at a pharmacy, 13,14 with evidence from the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic showing that nearly one-third of vaccines administered within a community pharmacy chain were in evenings, on weekends or holidays—times when other vaccine providers are often unavailable.…”

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Taking our best shot: Pharmacy’s vaccination success story

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Waite²,

Tsuyuki³

2022

Can Pharm J

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When Washington State first introduced pharmacist vaccination back in 1994, with British Columbia following in 2009, 1 we had no idea the impact it would have on pharmacy practice and public health nationwide. Fast forward to 2022, and pharmacy professionals have administered more than 17 million doses (and counting!) of COVID-19 vaccines 2 and helped move Canada toward the end of a pandemic. The number of lives saved and hospitalizations prevented because of pharmacy is remarkable.And this didn't just occur in certain regions-pharmacists in all Canadian provinces and the Yukon territory have the ability to vaccinate, 3 as do pharmacy technicians in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 3 And it is not just COVID-19 vaccines: in 2019, pharmacies surpassed physician offices as the most frequent location for the administration of influenza vaccines. 4 The uptake of pharmacy-based vaccinations by both pharmacy professionals and the public has been impressive. Across provinces publishing statistics on the proportion of pharmacists with authorization to administer injections, approximately 70% of practising pharmacists have registered training to administer injections with their regulatory body. [5][6][7][8][9] This success is not surprising. Evidence has consistently shown that pharmacy professionals are competent and confident vaccinators who offer a service that is valued by the public. [10][11][12][13][14] Research has found improvements, although varied in magnitude, in overall population immunization rates following the introduction of legislation supporting pharmacistadministered vaccinations. 15,16 Convenience has regularly been cited as a key factor influencing patient decisions to be vaccinated at a pharmacy, 13,14 with evidence from the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic showing that nearly onethird of vaccines administered within a community pharmacy

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