Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. pharmacists* and pharmacies providing vaccination in eight states.
| Total (n = 40) |
|
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Pharmacist | |
| Age (years)† | |
| 25–34 | 16 (40) |
| 35–44 | 13 (33) |
| ≥ 45 | 11 (28) |
| Race | |
| White | 30 (75) |
| Asian | 6 (15) |
| Black | 2 (5) |
| Multiracial | 2 (5) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 22 (55) |
| Male | 18 (45) |
| Highest Degree Earned† | |
| PharmD | 28 (70) |
| BSPharm or BS | 11 (28) |
| MS – Pharmacy Administration | 1 (3) |
| Vaccinations Offered to Adolescents | |
| Influenza | 40 (100) |
| TDAP | 32 (80) |
| MenACWY | 24 (60) |
| HPV | 18 (45) |
| Pneumococcal | 14 (35) |
| Hepatitis B | 14 (35) |
| Hepatitis A | 11 (28) |
| Tetanus and diphtheria | 7 (18) |
| Type of pharmacy practice† | |
| Chain | 31 (78) |
| Independent | 5 (13) |
| Grocery | 2 (5) |
| Big box retailer | 2 (5) |
| Pharmacy | |
| Number of pharmacists currently administering vaccines† | |
| 2–3 | 31 (78) |
| 4–5 | 7 (18) |
| ≥ 6 | 2 (5) |
| Number of years pharmacy has provided adolescent vaccination† | |
| 1–3 | 8 (20) |
| 4–6 | 18 (45) |
| ≥ 7 | 9 (23) |
| Don’t know | 5 (13) |
| Methods used to administer vaccines‡ | |
| Walk-In | 40 (100) |
| Off-site | 31 (78) |
| Appointments during business hours | 21 (53) |
| Mass clinics | 15 (38) |
| Appointments during advertised date | 12 (30) |
| Type of payment accepted by pharmacy‡ | |
| Out of pocket/Self Pay | 40 (100) |
| Private Insurance | 40 (100) |
| Medicare | 40 (100) |
| Medicaid | 39 (98) |
| Tricare | 26 (65) |
| Children’s Health Insurance Program | 24 (60) |
| English-speaking patient population† | |
| <80 % | 3 (8) |
| 80–94 % | 8 (20) |
| ≥95 % | 29 (73) |
| Vaccination capacity | |
| Could vaccinate more people | 30 (75) |
| Pharmacy at capacity | 8 (20) |
| Pharmacy over capacity | 2 (5) |
* Includes 18 pharmacists who did provide HPV vaccination to adolescents aged 9–18 years, and 22 pharmacists who did not provide HPV vaccines but provided Tdap or tetanus and diphtheria, and/or meningitis (MenACWY) vaccines
† Totals may exceed 100% due to rounding
‡ Totals may exceed 100%, multiple answers possible
Abbreviations: Human papillomavirus (HPV), United States (U.S.), Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm), Bachelor of Science (BS), TDAP = tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; TD = tetanus and diphtheria; HPV = human papillomavirus; MenACWY = meningococcal vaccine American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Basic Life Support (BLS), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)