Table 4 Concerns and barriers perceived by pharmacists about providing influenza vaccine in pharmacies
Disagree/neutral | Agree | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Conflicts with other professionals who are eligible to vaccinate | 103 (25%) | 309 (75%) |
Liability and malpractice concerns | 187 (45.4%) | 225 (54.6%) |
Remuneration concerns | 210 (51%) | 202 (49%) |
Time and cost needed for professional development and training | 229 (55.6%) | 183 (44.4%) |
Lack of knowledge of adverse events after immunizing and how to manage such situation | 242 (58.7%) | 170 (41.3%) |
Pharmacists are less trusted by patients to provide such service | 244 (59.2%) | 168 (40.8%) |
Lack of knowledge of vaccine indications, contraindications and safely administration | 259 (62.9%) | 153 (37.1%) |
Costs associated with professional development and training | 277 (67.2%) | 135 (32.8%) |
Patient privacy is an issue with regard to administering immunization in a community pharmacy | 284 (68.9%) | 128 (31.1%) |
Insufficient staff or resources to implement | 326 (79.1%) | 86 (20.9%) |
Lack of pharmacy space and facilities to store and to administer vaccine | 363 (88.1%) | 49 (11.9%) |