can pharmacists give typhoid vaccine?
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Ontario Making It Easier to Get Your Travel Vaccines Starting December 15, Ontario pharmacists will be able to administer additional vaccines to protect against 13 preventable diseases. This includes common travel vaccines for diseases such as Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, and Rabies.
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This vaccine works by exposing you to a small amount of the bacteria, which causes your body to develop immunity to the disease. Typhoid vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body, and will not prevent any disease caused by bacteria other than Salmonella typhi.
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HEALTH ISSUES Hepatitis A vaccine and typhoid vaccine are the 2 most important immunizations. The risk of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever among travelers to Nepal is among the highest in the world, and the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance is high (see Chapter 4, Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever).
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Treatment at home If typhoid fever is diagnosed in its early stages, a course of antibiotic tablets may be prescribed for you. Most people need to take these for 7 to 14 days. Some strains of the Salmonella typhi bacteria that cause typhoid fever have developed a resistance to one or more types of antibiotics.
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Boosters: The typhoid vaccine protects you for three years. After that, you will need a booster if you travel to a risk area. Side effects: Side effects of the vaccine can include fever, soreness at the injection site and digestive problems. Children: The vaccine is suitable for children over the age of two.
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Also under this law, a pharmacist or pharmacy employee may supply sterile syringes and other related material to anyone without concern about liability; and a prescription shall not be required to obtain syringes and other related material from a pharmacy.
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Courses or boosters usually advised: Hepatitis A; Tetanus. Other vaccines to consider: Rabies; Typhoid. Selectively advised vaccines - only for those individuals at highest risk: Hepatitis B. No yellow fever vaccination certificate required for this country.
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Vaccination is strongly recommended if you're going to be staying or working with local people, or if you're going to be staying for prolonged periods in areas where sanitation and food hygiene are likely to be poor. In the UK, most people who get typhoid fever develop it while visiting India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
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Most travelers You can get typhoid through contaminated food or water in South Africa. CDC recommends this vaccine for most travelers, especially if you are staying with friends or relatives, visiting smaller cities or rural areas, or if you are an adventurous eater.
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Pharmacists may prescribe all Schedule 1 drugs and blood products. There are no lists of drugs; instead, all pharmacists are expected to limit their prescribing to situations where they have an adequate understanding of the patient, the condition being treated, and the drug being prescribed.
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One dose is recommended at least 2 weeks before travel. Repeated doses are recommended every 2 years for people who remain at risk. Live typhoid vaccine is administered orally (by mouth). It may be given to people 6 years and older.
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Combined typhoid and hepatitis A injections are also available for people aged 15 or over. Protection against hepatitis A lasts 1 year and protection against typhoid lasts 3 years.
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As AVAXIM does not contain any live bacteria or viruses, it can generally be given at the same time as other inactivated vaccines, but at a different injection site. AVAXIM can be given at the same time as yellow fever vaccine or polysaccharide typhoid vaccine at different injection sites.
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The vaccine The typhoid vaccine comes in two forms: "Ty21a" is a weakened form of the live bacteria and is given by mouth to people 6 years of age and older. A total of four capsules are taken one every other day. The "polysaccharide" vaccine is made from the sugar that coats the surface of the bacteria.
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Choosing a typhoid vaccine Combined typhoid and hepatitis A injections are also available for people aged 15 or over. Protection against hepatitis A lasts 1 year and protection against typhoid lasts 3 years.
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You must keep typhoid vaccine capsules cold. When you receive the capsules, place them in a refrigerator as soon as possible. Keep each capsule in the foil blister pack in the refrigerator until you are ready to take it. Do not allow the capsules to freeze. This vaccine should be effective for up to 5 years.
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Over the past 15 years, the number of states that allow pharmacists to give immunizations has tripled, and currently all 50 states allow the practice1. However, upon starting their career, many pharmacists did not anticipate being required to administer vaccines as part of their job.