The pharmacist asked to obtain a license to provide the service
“Health” adopts 5 criteria for “vaccination” in pharmacies
The Ministry of Health stipulated the availability of the necessary requirements for the administration of vaccines.
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The Ministry of Health and Community Protection adopted five criteria for providing the service of giving vaccines in pharmacies, which included the allocation of a room with an area of not less than five square meters, while ensuring privacy.
And demanded the pharmacist to obtain a license to provide the vaccination.
It also required service providers to be aware of the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, and to train on the axes of managing, delivering, and storing vaccines.
The ministerial decision stated that within the framework of the state's strategic objectives, to improve the level of provision of health and preventive care services, standards have been prepared for the provision of vaccination services in licensed pharmacies affiliated with government agencies, to ensure the safety of health services provided to members of society.
The Ministry called on pharmacies that provide the vaccination service to abide by specific criteria, the first of which is obtaining a license, providing a hand-washing unit in the area to reduce the risk of transmission of infection, providing a waiting area for service recipients, taking into account the security and safety of movement, taking into account the requirements of people of determination, and setting up guiding and reminder boards in the place. To reduce the risk of vaccination errors, with an emergency kit available in the pharmacy in the event of an adverse reaction or anaphylaxis.
The second criterion included that the pharmacist providing the vaccination service obtain a certificate of licensing to provide the vaccination, and that the vaccination service providers be trained on the axes of managing, providing and storing vaccines, and being informed of the latest developments, and that the vaccination service provider holds a certificate for the basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid course.
The third criterion “requirements for managing the stock, storage and transportation of vaccines” includes that the vaccines be licensed by the Ministry, and the use of the public health electronic system SPHERE to record information about the vaccination custody and update it periodically, and to develop a mechanism to deal with the remaining doses in the open vials, and to maintain the vaccines as soon as the pharmacy is provided with them. Of all the factors that negatively affect the validity of its use.
And that the temperature of the storage units is within the temperature range of the vaccines according to the manufacturer’s manual, while ensuring the provision of a thermometer to ensure the temperature of the unit at all times, and not storing foods, beverages, or pharmaceuticals in the vaccine storage unit, and ensuring the power source and alternate generator in case of interruption Electricity supply, and a plan to take immediate action in the event of a temperature deviation from the required range and a defect in storage conditions.
The fourth criterion “authentication” included the necessity of using the public health electronic program to register customers, provide the necessary training and technical support, and keep the pharmacy correct and complete documents with the details of the service recipient and the vaccines that were provided to him.
The fifth criterion relates to the “infection control procedure” where the pharmacy must ensure that it has the requirements to administer vaccines including needles, sterile single-use syringes, thermometer, alcohol swab, sterile cotton balls, hand hygiene supplies, personal protective equipment, and a waste container Acute and medicinal.
The decision obligated pharmacies to abide by the standards of medical waste disposal in force in the country, and for the pharmacy to have a contract for the disposal of medical waste with the medical waste company.
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