| Title: |
An overview of current pharmacy impact on immunisation: A global report |
| Authors: |
Rosado, H; Bates, I |
| Contributors: |
Rosado, H; Bates, I; Pyzik, O; Sousa Pinto, G; Besançon, L |
| Source: |
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP): The Hague, Netherlands. |
| Publisher Information: |
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
University College London: UCL Discovery |
| Subject Terms: |
Pharmacy; vaccination; immunisation; global |
| Description: |
The role of pharmacists in immunisation and vaccination varies across the world; in some countries pharmacists are primarily involved in ensuring the safe supply and dispensing of vaccines, as well as advocating for immunisation, while in other countries they are empowered to play a more active role, as they are legally authorised to administer vaccinations, manage patients’ vaccination schedules and/or organise vaccinations activities and campaigns. It is estimated that ten million lives per year could be saved by increasing access to medicines and vaccinations. Community pharmacists are therefore in a strong position to provide a major contribution to public health due to their accessibility, distribution and available medicines expertise. Pharmacists are also highly trusted healthcare professionals and can therefore significantly improve communication channels and provide public reassurance on product quality. We conducted a survey, disseminated to 137 FIP member organisations, to gather a better understanding of the current role of pharmacists in immunisation across the world and the impact of these activities. We also provide here a closer look at the immunisation activities undertaken in eleven different countries and territories presented as case studies. Vaccination policies vary across the world; the legal authority to perform immunisation activities currently varies significantly across countries and the integration of community pharmacies and pharmacists in national vaccination policies tends to develop as a gradual process over time. Strategic and integrated partnerships between healthcare professionals are increasingly common and the role of pharmacists as educators, facilitators and immunisers is becoming more readily recognised. Several countries authorise vaccination in pharmacies and/or by pharmacists (for example in Argentina, Australia, Philippines, South Africa, UK and USA); this practice has been initiated, in the majority of the cases, with pharmacy-based vaccinations against influenza and ... |
| Document Type: |
report |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1519654/ |
| Availability: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1519654/1/An%20overview%20of%20the%20current%20pharmacy%20impact%20on%20immunisation%20-%20FIP%20global%20report.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1519654/ |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.62166E09 |
| Database: |
BASE |