Vaccinations
Vaccination as a pharmacy service continues to grow in importance and makes a valuable contribution to prevention. Especially at times of high demand, for example during flu season, an efficient and structured process is essential.
eviflow supports pharmacy teams with history-taking, administration and documentation of vaccinations, from digital self-reporting by customers through to the fully documented vaccination.
One module for different vaccinations
The relevant questions, information and notes are compiled dynamically depending on the requested vaccination and the individual's answers. Even when several vaccinations are given at the same time, information only needs to be entered once.
At launch, the module covers influenza and COVID-19 vaccination. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination will be integrated next, and further vaccinations will be added on an ongoing basis.
Preparation before the pharmacy visit
Customers can enter their information on their own smartphone before their visit. This means part of the medical history is already prepared before the actual vaccination consultation begins.
On request, we will be happy to send you flyers for your customers to display in the pharmacy.
Reuse of existing information
For follow-up vaccinations, suitable information from a previous consultation can be carried over automatically. It only needs to be checked and updated where necessary. This makes for an efficient process, particularly for vaccination series and recurring vaccinations.
Based on current recommendations
The professional content is based on, among other sources, the Swiss Vaccination Schedule 2026, current recommendations from the responsible Swiss bodies and the respective product information, supplemented by relevant international recommendations.
The content is reviewed continuously and updated whenever recommendations change in a relevant way.
About the author
Noémie Obegi is a pharmacist and works as deputy manager of a pharmacy in the canton of Bern. She is also active in interprofessional collaboration and pharmaceutical consultations in several pharmacies.
Noémie regularly administers vaccinations in pharmacies and institutions and is involved in the education and training of healthcare professionals, including as a speaker and in interprofessional quality circles. A particular focus of her work is the development of evidence-based pharmaceutical services and their implementation in practice.
About the reviewer
Marie-José Barbalat is a pharmacist with extensive experience in vaccination, gained through her many years at the Centre for Vaccination and Travel Medicine at Unisanté in Lausanne.
She holds the FPH certificate of proficiency in vaccination and blood sampling and the Certificate in Travel Health of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM). Alongside her work at a travel medicine centre, she is involved in education and training and teaches pharmacy students at ISPSO, in particular on vaccination. She also regularly lectures as part of the FPH certificate of proficiency in vaccination and blood sampling.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks go to Philipp Venetz and Lukas Meier, who contributed their experience in a strategy workshop and thus played a key role in developing a practical and efficient process.
We would also like to thank all the pharmacists who tested the module before its release and whose valuable feedback helped make the process as practical, efficient and professionally sound as possible.