Determining essential elements and functionalities for a patient record system in community pharmacy.

Background: As community-based pharmacy continues to evolve from a focus on product distribution to a practice focused on patient care, a key requirement is for pharmacists to document their patient care activities. Some community-based pharmacies are working to routinely use the Pharmacist eCare Plan standard in documenting their new care activities.

Objectives: With the need for a robust patient record in community-based pharmacies, the purpose of this study was to identify key elements and functionalities for a community-based pharmacy patient record.

States' pharmacist immunization authority and the impact on adult influenza vaccination rates.

Background: Pharmacist-provided vaccinations are cost effective, readily accessible, and support the efforts of our nation's public health goals. Pharmacist authority to administer vaccines varies state by state, and these authorities may have an impact on state influenza vaccination rates.

Objective: To analyze the impact of varied state pharmacist immunization authorities on adult and older adult influenza vaccination rates for the 2018-2019 influenza season.