Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
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María Caraballo

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• Research Article
  Immunization Campaign to Improve the Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates in a Chain Pharmacy across Puerto Rico through the Implementation of an Educational Program
  Author(s): Ileana Rodríguez, Kyle Melin, María Caraballo, Nicole Quiles Ileana Rodríguez, Kyle Melin, María Caraballo, Nicole Quiles
  
  Introduction: Pharmacists play an active role in community healthcare provision where they administer vaccines to their patients in accordance with state laws and regulations. Pharmacists contribute to disease prevention and the promotion of health. In Puerto Rico, pharmacists may administer vaccines against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, influenza, and pneumonia by protocol without a prescription. Background: By 2012, only 22% of the population aged 65 and older in Puerto Rico was vaccinated against pneumococcal vaccine. In the same year, 15% of the population between the ages of 18 and 64 years old were vaccinated. Poor promotion of the pneumococcal vaccine may be one of the barriers to a high vaccination rate. The purpose of the study was therefore to promote the uptake of pneumococcal vaccination among high-risk patients in a community pharmac.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0419.S3-004

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