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Cross-Sectional Survey Of Perceived Barriers Among Community Pharmacists Who Do Not Immunize, In Wayne County, Michigan, Sarah E. Kelling, Anthony Pattin, Abdulbaset Salim, Paul Kilgore, Steven R. Erickson
Cross-Sectional Survey Of Perceived Barriers Among Community Pharmacists Who Do Not Immunize, In Wayne County, Michigan, Sarah E. Kelling, Anthony Pattin, Abdulbaset Salim, Paul Kilgore, Steven R. Erickson
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Introduction: The goal of the study was to identify perceived barriers to implementation of vaccination services encountered by independent and small-chain community pharmacies in an urban setting.
Methods: Pharmacists in independent and small-chain pharmacies located in 29 Michigan ZIP codes were visited and asked to complete a 5- to 10-min semi-structured interview.
Results: A total of 93 independent and 12 small-chain pharmacies participated (n = 105; 61%). The pharmacies filled an average of 700 prescriptions each week with 1.1 pharmacist full-time equivalents and 57 h of technician time. The most common services that participating pharmacies provided were dispensing outpatient …