Exploring the early phase of implementation of a vaccine-based clinical decision support system in the community pharmacy.

Objective: To explore the implementation strategy of a recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) clinical decision support (CDS) intervention in community pharmacy workflow to increase second-dose vaccination rates.

Setting: The level of analysis was the unit (e.g.

Exploring the expanded role of the pharmacy technician in medication therapy management service implementation in the community pharmacy.

Objectives: To explore the current roles of the pharmacy technician in the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) and their relation to organizational behavior at "high-performing" community pharmacies within a nationwide supermarket chain.

Design: Qualitative research study using methodologic triangulation with the use of semistructured interviews of key informants, direct observation at "high-performing" pharmacy sites, and respondent journals.

Setting And Participants: High-performing pharmacy sites within a large supermarket pharmacy chain in Tennessee.

The impact of an immunization check-up at a pharmacist-provided employee health screening.

Objectives: To determine which types of vaccine recommendations were accepted and acted upon by patients after an immunization check-up at a pharmacist-provided employee health screening, and to evaluate if there was a difference between influenza and non-influenza vaccines.

Design: Retrospective, observational.

Setting: Supermarket chain.

Pharmacist intervention in patient selection of nonprescription and self-care products.

Objectives: To evaluate the potential outcomes of pharmacist intervention on patient selection of nonprescription and self-care products and to evaluate patient confidence and satisfaction with the assistance of the pharmacist.

Methods: A prospective, convenience sample study was conducted at 3 locations of a national supermarket chain pharmacy in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area over 4 months. Patients were recruited for the study if they approached the pharmacy counter and requested assistance with nonprescription and self-care product selection or if the investigating pharmacists approached the patient in the self-care aisles.