Feasibility of a Coordinated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program between a Medical Clinic and a Community Pharmacy

William R. Doucette; Kelly Kent; Laura Seegmiller; Randal P. McDonough; William Evans

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Feasibility of a Coordinated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program between a Medical Clinic and a Community Pharmacy

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Feasibility of a Coordinated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program between a Medical Clinic and a Community Pharmacy

William R. Doucette, Kelly Kent, Laura Seegmiller, Randal P. McDonough and William Evans

Pharmacy, Vol.7(3), p.91

07/14/2019

DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy7030091

PMCID: PMC6789436

PMID: 31337147

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Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage could be enhanced by community pharmacies working with medical clinics to coordinate completion of the HPV vaccination series. The objective for this study was to assess the feasibility of a coordinated model of HPV vaccine delivery in which a clinic gives the first dose and refers patients to a partnering community pharmacy to receive subsequent doses. A medical clinic-community pharmacy team was established in a Midwestern state to develop and operate a coordinated care model for HPV vaccinations. Under the coordinated model, the clinic identified patients needing HPV vaccination(s), administered the first dose and described the option to complete the vaccination series at the pharmacy. Interested patients then had an information sheet faxed and electronic prescriptions sent to the pharmacy. The pharmacy contacted the patients to schedule administration of 2nd and 3rd doses of the HPV vaccine. Over a 12-month period, 51 patients were referred to the pharmacy by the clinic. Of these, 23 patients received a total of 25 vaccinations. Clinic and pharmacy personnel mostly rated the coordinated program favorably. An initial study of a coordinated HPV vaccination program between a medical clinic and a community pharmacy supported patients getting HPV vaccinations.

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Title: Subtitle: Feasibility of a Coordinated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program between a Medical Clinic and a Community Pharmacy
Creators: William R. Doucette - University of Iowa
Kelly Kent - University of Iowa
Laura Seegmiller - University of Iowa
Randal P. McDonough - University of Iowa
William Evans - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pharmacy, Vol.7(3), p.91
DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy7030091
PMID: 31337147
PMCID: PMC6789436
NLM abbreviation: Pharmacy (Basel)
ISSN: 2226-4787
eISSN: 2226-4787
Publisher: MDPI
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000048, name: American Cancer Society, award: unknown
Language: English
Date published: 07/14/2019
Academic Unit: Pharmacy Practice and Science; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984366401902771

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