[NPInfo] Re: Gardisil

[EPartinFNP at aol.com]

At our rural health clinic in Kentucky, we also are giving patients  
prescriptions for Gardisil and administering it at the clinic. It is covered by  most 
insurance plans. We also plan to do this for the new shingles  vaccine.
 
Two years ago Kentucky pharmacists were able to et legislation passed to  
allow pharmacists to administer vaccines - any vaccines. I don't think the  
practice is wide spread, but some are administering flu vaccine.
 
Beth Partin
 
In a message dated 5/2/2007 4:29:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
dehart at gci.net writes:

Living  in a small town where most physicians' offices cannot afford to 
stock  expensive vaccine and risk it outdating, clients are given a 
prescription  and are sent to the pharmacy to pick up the vaccine and 
then they return  for office staff to administer it.  It works out fine, 
if it is  covered by insurance the insurance will cover the drug charge 
as well as  an administration fee. I've had to do this to get my 
hepatitis A  vaccines.  Another twist, however, is that our Walmart 
pharmacists  gave flu shots this year.
Elsa


 



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