Adverse events from pharmacy vaccinations to be tracked in real time
SmartVax founder Dr Alan Leeb wants to give pharmacists the same ability as GPs to get involved in surveillance
Adverse events resulting from pharmacy-led vaccinations are to be tracked for the first time through a real-time surveillance system.
The rapid expansion of vaccÂinations administered by pharÂmacists over the past five years across all states and territories has raised questions about safety monitoring.
Last month, the Pharmaceutical Society of WA took matters into its own hands and announced it was funding a trial of the SmartVax safety surveillance program.
The pilot will cover vaccinations administered at 30 pharmacies in WA, with the aim of rolling it out nationally in future.
