Immunization Guide for Pharmacists
Empowering Patients to Know Their Immunization History
August 17, 2019
Article
Registries and Information Sharing
Our pharmacist team at Osterhaus Pharmacy has been providing immunizations to our patients for the past 2 decades. However, in the past 3 years we have become more proactive in our approach to discussing immunizations.
Immunizing Patients Is Worth Pharmacists' and Technicians' Time
August 15, 2019
Article
Billing and Reimbursement
Life-saving vaccines have had a profound impact in this country and worldwide. According to the CDC, from 2006 to 2017, almost 3.5 billion doses of vaccines were distributed in the United States.
Healthy People 2020: Immunization Goals
August 14, 2019
Article
Feature
The goal of the Healthy People initiative is to “provide science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.”
Tackling Vaccination Hesitancy Unrelated to Medical Exemption
August 13, 2019
Article
Engaging Patients
Ironically, it is often during times when vaccine-preventable disease rates are lowest that public opposition to them is most pervasive, and this certainly seems to be the case with contemporary antivaccination movements in the United States.
Addressing Immunizations in Pregnant and Lactating Women
August 12, 2019
Article
Feature
The immunization status of pregnant and lactating women should be routinely assessed, and indicated vaccines should be recommended.
Hepatitis B Virus: Who Is at Risk, and What Can We Do?
August 10, 2019
Article
Cover Story
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is spread through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids, usually passing into a host via damaged skin (eg, lesions, needlesticks) or mucous membranes, such as the eyes or genitalia.
New Vaccines in the Pipeline 2019
August 08, 2019
Article
Feature
According to the World Health Organization, 240 vaccines were in development for 25 infectious diseases.5 Topping the list for most candidate vac- cines are HIV/AIDS, malaria, pneumococcal infec- tions, tuberculosis, and Ebola.