Would you be happy getting an injection in a pharmacy instead of a doctor's? Source: News Limited
WA pharmacists are moving to vaccinate customers under a plan the top doctors group warns would have people immunised next to "jelly beans and sanitary pads".
The Pharmacy Guild of WA has asked Curtin University to make vaccination training part of its undergraduate pharmacy course.
It follows the start of a two-year pharmacy immunisation trial in Queensland and comes amid a national turf war over who should be able to administer the jabs.
Pharmacy Guild of WA branch committee member Paul Rees said the body had held early discussions with the university about launching an accredited training program.
He said a "lack of convenience" was one of the main barriers to immunisation and chemists were well-placed to help improve vaccination rates in WA.
Latest figures show WA has the lowest vaccination rate in the country for children aged 2-5.
Curtin University School of Pharmacy associate professor Lynne Emmerton confirmed the plan was being considered.
"Curtin University has been contacted by the Pharmacy Guild of WA regarding the possible introduction of a program to train pharmacists to administer vaccinations," she said.
Prof Emmerton said no formal agreement had yet been made.
The Australian Medical Association is vehemently opposed to in-pharmacy vaccinations.
"The income of pharmacists is under threat in many ways and they're looking for different ways to do things, but the AMA is concerned this is just not the right location to do it," WA state president Michael Gannon said.
Dr Gannon said a pharmacy shop front was "not a suitable place" for vaccination and pharmacists lacked appropriate training to deal with any adverse reactions.
Would you be happy with an injection inside a pharmacy?
"Are you going to ask someone details about their medical history in front of the jelly beans, or in front of the iron tablets or in front of the toilet paper?" he said.
"Where are you going to have these patients? Are they going to be sitting on a chair next to the sanitary pads and the sunglasses or somewhere else? There is no privacy."
Louise Stewart, director of Revive Clinics – which employs pharmacy nurse practitioners – said she would support the move as long as pharmacists underwent proper training.
A two-year trial of in-pharmacy vaccinations was approved by the Queensland Government in January.
The trial started on April 1 and allows selected pharmacists to administer the jabs for $25-30. A Health Department spokesman said while there was nothing to stop the university offering the course, pharmacists would not be able to give injections unless WA laws were changed.
"The university does not need to comply with WA Health guidelines to provide any specific training," he said.
"Any person who is prescribing, administering or supplying medicines needs to comply with medicines and poisons laws."
Opposition health spokesman Roger Cook said WA Labor would support moves to allow pharmacists to perform vaccinations. "We do, however, need to ensure patient safety is not compromised," he said.
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