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APhA Policy Manual

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  1. APhA encourages pharmacy personnel to take an active role in achieving the goals of the Healthy People program regarding immunizations through (a) advocacy; (b) contracting with other health care professionals; or (c) administering vaccines to patients facing barriers to health.
  2. APhA encourages the availability of all vaccines to all pharmacies in order to meet public health needs.
  3. APhA supports the compensation of pharmacy personnel for the administration of immunizations and the reimbursement for vaccine distribution.
  4. APhA should facilitate the development of programs that educate pharmacy personnel about their role in immunizations in public health.
Reference: (JAPhA. NS36(6):395; June 1996) (JAPhA. NS43(5)(suppl 1):S57; September/October 2003) (JAPhA. NS45(5):556; September/October 2005) (Reviewed 2007) (Reviewed 2009) (Reviewed 2012) (Reviewed 2014) (Reviewed 2019) (Reviewed 2020) (Reviewed 2021) (JAPhA 64(4);102117, July/August 2024) JAPhA. 2026;103133
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