 Medication Therapy Management  January 2007  Falk Pharmacy Patient Care Services › Smoking Cessation Protocol  Fall 2007 › Immunization Protocol  Fall 2007  Ability to immunize › Article of the State of Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act  Administration of Injectable Medications, Biologicals, and Immunizations  Adopted June 30, 2006, effective July 1, 2006

 Expansion of the immunization program at Falk to provide patients additional options for obtaining travel immunizations  Current Process for Patients › Physician Office › Public Health Department › Off-site Pharmacy

 Falk Pharmacy Options for Patients › Patients receive prescription for immunizations and schedule appointments to receive on campus › Patients may call Falk to request assistance and prescription for immunizations cay be obtained through the immunization protocol › Physician Advocate/Sponsor – Dr. Thuy Bui  Immunizing Pharmacists › Currently 9 pharmacists licensed to immunize at Falk  Hours of operation at Falk Pharmacy: › Monday – Friday 7:30am – 5:30pm

 To protect individuals over 18 years of age from preventable infectious diseases that cause needless death and disease according to indications and contraindications currently recommended by the CDC.  Provide a convenient service for UPMC employees and the community.

 Pharmacist › Access appropriateness of vaccination including indication, drug interactions, contraindications, and timing › Provide the immunization › Monitor patient for a minimum of 15 minutes after administering the immunization › Initiate emergency response if necessary in event of anaphylaxis › Document vaccination and route to physician in EPICare within 48 hours  Patient › Schedule initial appointment with Falk Pharmacy to determine which immunization needs to be provided and review all current medications › Will pay cash prices for travel immunizations

 Typhoid › Vivotif ® and Typhim Vi ®  Hepatitis A › Havrix ® and Vaqta ®  Hepatitis B › Engerix-B ® and Recombivax HB ®  Hepatitis A/B › Twinrix ®  Yellow Fever › YF-VAX ®  Japanese Encephalitis › JE-Vax ® and Ixiaro ®  Polio › IPOL ®  Rabies › Imovax ® and RabAvert ® Indications and contraindications recommended in current guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention