When you or your loved ones need vaccines, your local pharmacy may provide them. There are several common vaccinations your pharmacist can administer, and the process may be quicker than going to a doctor’s office or clinic. If you’re curious about what type of immunizations a drug store can provide, here are a few of the common vaccines they carry.

3 Typical Vaccines to Get at Your Pharmacy

1. Flu

The CDC recommends that everyone age six months and older get vaccinated against the flu every year. These viruses infect the throat, nose, and lungs. Symptoms include cough, sore throat, and muscle or body aches. To keep you from contracting it, a pharmacist can give you a standard-dose shot, which is usually applied to the muscle tissue through a needle. 

2. Shingles

Shingles is a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox. The most common sign is a stripe of blisters that wraps around the right or left side of your body, although rashes may appear anywhere. You might also experience pain, numbness, and fever before seeing the rash.

The only way to prevent shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication of the disease, is by taking the Shingrix® vaccine. The CDC recommends that adults aged 50 and older get two doses, two to six months apart. A pharmacist or doctor gives it as a shot in the upper arm.

3. Pneumonia

If you have pneumonia, you might experience flu symptoms along with loss of appetite, fever of up to 105 °F, fatigue, and chills. You may also cough up mucus that’s bloody, greenish, or yellow. The CDC recommends adults and children aged two months and up get vaccines to prevent pneumonia.

Faris Pharmacy in Rochester, NY, offers the vaccines you and your family need to stay healthy. Serving the community since 1972, the caring staff at this self-proclaimed old-fashioned drug store fills prescriptions, delivers equipment, and even notarizes documents. Visit their website to see what they offer or call (585) 663-6950 to talk to a pharmacist.