Heading overseas? Well, you can now get all of your necessary vaccinations at your local pharmacy under new regulations introduced by the state government.

Under the changes, which have been brought in after an extensive consultation process, trained community pharmacists can assess travellers’ vaccination requirements based on their destination and administer shots for preventable diseases such as hepatitis A and B and typhoid.

South Australians are encouraged to access their travel vaccinations six to 12 weeks before they leave Australia, to ensure they have time to develop full immunity and because some vaccines require several doses to achieve the best protection.

Travellers intending to use this new service are encouraged to call their local pharmacy or check online to locate a participating site and book in.

The move complements a rise in services that pharmacists can provide – such as allowing women to access medication for an uncomplicated urinary tract infection and a resupply of their oral contraceptive pill following a consultation with a trained community pharmacist.

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia SA/NT President Dr Manya Angley said that South Australia was, "leading the nation in scope of pharmacist-administered vaccines, a fact that we should be very proud of".

"The PSA has advocated for these changes for a number of years," Dr Angley said.

"I am confident in saying that South Australia is the envy of our pharmacist vaccinator colleagues in every other jurisdiction across the country."

It’s a sentiment backed by SA Health’s Chief Pharmacist Naomi Burgess.

"This new service provides South Australians with broader choice and options for timely access to appropriate vaccines prior to traveling overseas, while empowering pharmacists to work to their full scope to better support the community," Ms Burgess said.

"Providing this additional and convenient access to vaccinations will help to increase vaccine uptake and reduce the rate and severity of disease."