Best practice for medicines management and vaccination

Abstract

Helen Donovan, David Green and Jo Jenkins detail the legal mechanisms healthcare professionals may use to support vaccine administration This article sets out the requirements for safe vaccine administration under the medicines legislation. The article explains the legal mechanisms available for the authorisation of vaccines to be administered: patient specific directions (PSDs), patient group directions (PGDs), national protocols and written instructions within occupational health services. The authors outlines these medicines mechanisms and when these different mechanisms can be considered for use in vaccination services.