When sending out Shingrix campaign messages you may want to exclude patients who have had Zoster dispensed previously
Instructions:
1. Login into 'StrongER'
2. Click into 'StrongPro'
3. Select a patient cohort card e.g. Age group 65-69
4. Click on 'Filters'
5. Add any additional categories e.g. age groups etc.
7. Type Zoster into molecule search (Shingrix = Zoster)
8. Unselect the below 3 options
*You know you have completed the steps correctly if the selected molecule number in grey as displayed in the right-hand box indicates 4738 molecules selected*
9. Click 'submit'
10. This now creates a list excluding patients who have had Zoster dispensed against their dispensing profile
11. Continue as per usual to send the Shingrix template
**Please note - Shingrix vaccination information can be found at the link below:
The below information is an extract from the above Immunisation Handbook website.
"For Shingrix, a 2-dose schedule is recommended, 2–6 months apart, for people who are immunocompetent. For people who are immunocompromised, 2 doses of Shingrix are recommended at an interval of 1–2 months. Shingrix is funded under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for all adults aged ≥65 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged ≥50 years and selected groups aged ≥18 years with severe immunocompromise.
For Zostavax, a single dose is recommended. Zostavax is no longer used in the NIP.
There is currently no booster recommendation for either zoster vaccine."