A Practical Approach for Training Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students to Prevent Disease by Immunizations

Immunization provides an important means for pre-venting communicable diseases. In recent years, administering immunizations has become part of con-temporary pharmacy practice. Some view pharmacist-administered immunizations as a significant advance in the practice of pharmacy for providing care to patients. In Ohio, pharmacists may administer immu-nizations and pharmacists are not required to notify the patient’s physician or the local health department. There is a need for pharmacy students to obtain immu-nization certification so they are prepared for practice in the pharmacies of today. Including a training pro-gram for pharmacy students as immunizers is consis