Immunization

Bruce Kneeland, community pharmacy consultant, discusses how community pharmacists can counsel and manage travel vaccinations at their pharmacies.

Changes to vaccine recommendations for older adults may mean they have to pay for pneumococcal vaccine themselves.

Virus-like particle research could lead to a vaccine against opioid addiction.

North Carolina working to expand the number of vaccines pharmacists can administer.

Medical researchers and physicists are collaborating on oral vaccine research.

First vaccine approved for all four Dengue virus serotypes in children and teens ages 9 through 16, but comes with major restrictions and controversy.

Facebook plans to reduce the ranking of groups and pages that spread misinformation about vaccines.

A study found that flu vaccines were less effective in mice given the food preservative tert-butylhydroquinone

An itchy post-shingles complication can be challenging to control.

HZ in children is uncommon and is 10 times less common in kids who’ve been vaccinated against chickenpox.

Success depends on marketing, relationship building. 

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Consultations can extend sales, services beyond immunizations. 

Boost revenue, drive prescription volume, and promote patient care services. 

Ensure quality by achieving and maintaining competence to administer immunizations. 

Although requests for measles vaccinations are increasing, pharmacists may be limited by state laws.