Sae-Lim Orawan, Miranshahid Anisrin, Daewha Sutita, Siriwat Shosita, Ditsarapong Chakriya
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2025 Aug 15;26:e73. doi: 10.1017/S1463423625100376.
Many countries have permitted community pharmacists to administer vaccines to increase the immunization rate. The policy of Thailand has recently expanded and permitted pharmacists to play a role in immunization.
The objective of this study was to survey the opinion and readiness of community pharmacists as immunizers.
This study was a prospective, mixed-methods questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The study included community pharmacists in Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand. A Likert scale questionnaire to evaluate readiness, opinions, and barriers to providing vaccines was distributed online. The volunteer pharmacists were interviewed about their opinions, distress, and benefits of vaccination services.
An online survey was completed by 146 pharmacists, and 12 community pharmacists agreed to be interviewed. More than 65% of respondents agreed that vaccination services in community pharmacies are easily accessible to patients. Approximately 46% of pharmacist respondents were willing to be immunizers, and 45% of respondents showed readiness with the availability of pharmacy space for handling vaccinations, their storage, and disposing of sharp objects. Almost all of the respondents showed readiness with knowledge of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) and management. However, most of the concerns were vaccine administration skills, the conflict with other professionals, and the cost of setup and management. The pharmacists required training in vaccine administration skills before providing the service.
The community pharmacies were willing and ready to provide vaccination services for the National List of Essential Vaccines. Vaccine administration skills were the main barriers to vaccination. The training should be done in faculty classes or workshops.
许多国家已允许社区药剂师接种疫苗以提高免疫接种率。泰国的政策最近有所扩大，允许药剂师在免疫接种中发挥作用。
本研究的目的是调查社区药剂师作为疫苗接种者的意见和准备情况。
本研究是一项前瞻性的混合方法问卷调查和半结构化访谈。研究对象包括泰国宋卡府合艾市的社区药剂师。通过在线方式发放了一份李克特量表问卷，以评估提供疫苗的准备情况、意见和障碍。对志愿药剂师就其对疫苗接种服务的意见、困扰和益处进行了访谈。
146名药剂师完成了在线调查，12名社区药剂师同意接受访谈。超过65%的受访者认为患者很容易在社区药房获得疫苗接种服务。约46%的药剂师受访者愿意成为疫苗接种者，45%的受访者表示在有药房空间用于处理疫苗接种、储存和处理尖锐物品的情况下做好了准备。几乎所有受访者在免疫接种后不良事件（AEFI）知识和管理方面都做好了准备。然而，大多数担忧集中在疫苗接种技能、与其他专业人员的冲突以及设置和管理成本上。药剂师在提供服务前需要接受疫苗接种技能培训。
社区药房愿意并准备好为国家基本疫苗清单提供疫苗接种服务。疫苗接种技能是疫苗接种的主要障碍。培训应在教师授课或研讨会上进行。
