Buicu Corneliu-Florin, Naidin Mihaela-Simona, Chereches Marius Calin, Dimulescu Marina-Daniela, Turcu-Stiolica Adina
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology "George Emil Palade", Targu Mures, Romania.
Department of Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.
Front Pharmacol. 2025 Jan 7;15:1476504. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1476504. eCollection 2024.
Pharmacy-based vaccination services are now available in 56 countries, including Romania, that started administering the flu-vaccines in the community pharmacies from 2022. Assessing how pharmacists managed this new pharmaceutical service in Romania is the subject of this study.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among all the pharmacies from Romania that were authorized to provide this service (442 pharmacies, from which 53 were in rural areas). An online survey was created using Google Forms and included 28 items, with 24 closed-ended questions and 4 open-ended questions. The questionnaire covered six sections: General information, Patient perspective, Authorization and training within the pharmacy, Administration of flu vaccine services, Pharmacy logistics, and Staff satisfaction. Descriptive statistics and chi-squared tests were applied.
In total, 180 pharmacists participated (response rate was 41%), and the respondents were the pharmacists who administered flu vaccines in these pharmacies. Among the respondents, 92.8% were from urban community pharmacies, and most of them were from Bucharest (26.1%) and East Romania. 88% of respondents considered that this new service will significantly impact the future increase in vaccine coverage rates in Romania. Regarding patients' perception of this pharmaceutical service (provided by pharmacists), the vaccination service was evaluated very positively by 63% patients and positively by 18% patients, with statistically different perceptions between the types of the pharmacies ( < 0.01). A very positive vaccination evaluation was observed more often among national chain pharmacies (73.1%) rather than among local chain pharmacies (35.9%) or independent pharmacies (36.4%). Regarding logistical barriers, 39% of pharmacies reported no issues with vaccine supply. Moreover, 97% of pharmacies had adequate protective materials to safely administer vaccines. In terms of overall satisfaction, 23% of pharmacists reported being very satisfied, while 39% indicated they were satisfied with the new pharmaceutical service they were providing. The majority (82%) felt that their salaries should be increased related to the vaccination service. Additionally, there is a need for improvements in the pharmacy schedule and the advance scheduling of vaccinations.
This study was developed to assist future health policies through expansion of advanced pharmaceutical services, and adding other vaccines to community pharmacy portfolios.
包括罗马尼亚在内的56个国家现已提供基于药房的疫苗接种服务，罗马尼亚自2022年起开始在社区药房接种流感疫苗。本研究的主题是评估罗马尼亚药剂师如何管理这项新的药学服务。
对罗马尼亚所有获授权提供此项服务的药房（共442家药房，其中53家在农村地区）进行了一项横断面研究。使用谷歌表单创建了一项在线调查，包括28个项目，其中有24个封闭式问题和4个开放式问题。问卷涵盖六个部分：一般信息、患者视角、药房内的授权与培训、流感疫苗服务的实施、药房物流以及员工满意度。应用了描述性统计和卡方检验。
共有180名药剂师参与（回复率为41%），受访者为在这些药房接种流感疫苗的药剂师。在受访者中，92.8%来自城市社区药房，其中大多数来自布加勒斯特（26.1%）和罗马尼亚东部。88%的受访者认为这项新服务将对罗马尼亚未来疫苗接种覆盖率的提高产生重大影响。关于患者对这项药学服务（由药剂师提供）的看法，63%的患者对疫苗接种服务评价非常积极，18%的患者评价积极，不同类型药房之间的看法存在统计学差异（<0.01）。在全国连锁药房中，对疫苗接种评价非常积极的比例更高（73.1%），而在当地连锁药房（35.9%）或独立药房（36.4%）中则较低。关于后勤障碍，39%的药房报告疫苗供应没有问题。此外，97%的药房有足够的防护材料来安全接种疫苗。在总体满意度方面，23%的药剂师表示非常满意，而39%的药剂师表示对他们提供的新药学服务感到满意。大多数（82%）人认为应根据疫苗接种服务提高他们的工资。此外，药房排班和疫苗接种的提前安排需要改进。
本研究旨在通过扩大高级药学服务以及在社区药房增加其他疫苗来协助未来的卫生政策制定。
