Citation
Burbage, Sabree C.; Parikh, Megha A.; Campbell, Patrick J.; Ramachandran, Sujith; Gatwood, Justin; Ozawa, Sachiko; & Urick, Benjamin Y. (2022). Associations Between Pharmacy Choice and Influenza Vaccination: Mail Order vs Community Pharmacy Users. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharamacy, 28(12), 1379-1391. PMCID: PMC10373029Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the effectiveness of vaccines, US adult vaccination rates remain low. This is especially true for the influenza vaccine, which is recommended annually and widely available. The accessibility of community pharmacies as convenient places to receive influenza vaccines has been shown to increase uptake. However, use of mail order pharmacies may reduce in-person pharmacist encounters and reduce the likelihood that users receive annual influenza vaccines.OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between the type of pharmacy a patient uses and their likelihood of receiving an influenza vaccine.
METHODS: This cross-sectional cohort study used the 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to observe noninstitutionalized US adult pharmacy users. Pharmacy type was dichotomized into community use only vs any mail order pharmacy use. Multivariable weighted logistic regression was used to identify associations between the type of pharmacy used and influenza vaccination, adjusting for sociodemographic, health status, and health care access and utilization confounders. All analyses were stratified by age (< 65 and
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2022.28.12.137Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
Journal of Managed Care & Specialty PharamacyAuthor(s)
Burbage, Sabree C.Parikh, Megha A.
Campbell, Patrick J.
Ramachandran, Sujith
Gatwood, Justin
Ozawa, Sachiko
Urick, Benjamin Y.