New Principles Released for Pharmacy Personnel-Administered Vaccines
The Pharmacy-based Vaccine Access Work Group, comprising 12 diverse pharmacy organizations, has collaboratively published guiding principles to inform state policies on pharmacy personnel–administered vaccines. This unprecedented partnership underscores the pharmacy profession’s unified commitment to enhancing public health through expanded access to immunizations. The principles aim to reduce policy ambiguities, promote equitable vaccine access, and support appropriate reimbursement structures for pharmacist-delivered services.
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The Pharmacy-based Vaccine Access Work Group is comprised of American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), CPESN USA, the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA), the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA), the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), and the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP).