DeMaria Andrea L, Hughes-Wegner Alexandra T, Rogozinski Francesca, Raff Taylor, Szabo Michelle M, Noel Nicole
Department of Public Health, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2023 Sep;24(5):950-955. doi: 10.1177/15248399221098016. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
Lack of access to affordable, accessible, over-the-counter medications and health-related items affects school attendance, academic performance, and individual health. Increasing access through innovations, such as Pharmacy Vending Machines (PhVMs), may address the burdens students face in university settings. In January 2021, two PhVMs were placed on Purdue University's campus to increase access to affordable and dependable 24/7 family planning items, cold/flu remedies, and other popular over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Based on the success of the initiative and growing student body, the program was expanded to include two additional machines in August 2021. In this article, we detail how Purdue University planned, implemented, and evaluated a campus-wide PhVM program, which was an interdisciplinary collaboration across students, faculty, and staff in the College of Health and Human Sciences and College of Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical product availability in convenient vending machines dispersed throughout a campus contributes to a solution for the increasing demand for health products among consumers in large geographic areas.
无法获得价格合理、易于获取的非处方药品和与健康相关的物品会影响学生的出勤率、学业成绩和个人健康。通过创新方式增加获取途径，如药房自动售货机（PhVMs），可能会减轻学生在大学环境中面临的负担。2021年1月，两台药房自动售货机被放置在普渡大学校园，以增加获取价格合理且可靠的全天候计划生育用品、感冒/流感药物及其他常见非处方药品的机会。基于该举措的成功以及学生人数的增加，该项目在2021年8月扩大到增设两台机器。在本文中，我们详细介绍了普渡大学如何规划、实施和评估一项全校范围的药房自动售货机项目，该项目是健康与人类科学学院和药学院的学生、教师及工作人员之间的跨学科合作。分布在校园各处的便捷自动售货机中的药品供应有助于解决广大地理区域内消费者对健康产品日益增长的需求。
