Abstract
As with the delivery of any drug, prescribing typhoid vaccine requires meticulous risk assessment, including the careful weighing up of any risks associated against the perceived benefits. Nurse prescribers involved in the provision of typhoid vaccine need to be aware of the importance of taking a comprehensive medical history from the traveller. This includes details of any underlying medical conditions, current or recent medication and establishing if the traveller has any allergies or ever had a previous reaction to vaccines. Use of appropriate information resources, including accessing typhoid epidemiology at the traveller's destination, allows the nurse prescriber to determine if the risk of typhoid warrants prescribing the vaccine. The significance of good food, water and personal hygiene as part of an overall typhoid prevention strategy also needs to be emphasised to travellers.
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