Each year pharmacies routinely see an increase in demand for vaccination services as winter approaches. The recent surge in demand for pharmacist-administered vaccines has also seen a rise in the number of vaccine-related calls and incidents reported to PDL.
Commonly reported vaccination errors
Administration of incorrect vaccine, e.g. high demand for influenza vaccines leading to assumptions and misunderstanding by pharmacy staff and patients with influenza vaccine inadvertently administered instead of the expected vaccine
Incorrect vaccine for patient age, e.g. incidents…
