Venöse Blutentnahme

A venöse Blutentnahme takes blood from a vein, which allows a much wider range of laboratory analyses than a capillary sample. Under § 11c Apothekengesetz, introduced by the ApoVWG, pharmacies have been permitted to offer it since 2 July 2026, for diagnostic purposes only.

Three conditions have to be met at the same time:

1. The person carrying out the draw must be an approbierter Apotheker who has completed an ärztliche Schulung with confirmed successful completion.
2. The draw must be for a public pharmacy whose staff that pharmacist belongs to.
3. The person having blood drawn must be at least 18 years old.

Delegation is narrow, because only the puncture itself may be delegated, and only to a Pharmazeut im Praktikum under supervision who has completed their own ärztliche Schulung. Aufklärung, Anamnese and consent may never be delegated to anyone.

A PTA may not carry out the venöse Blutentnahme, and the puncture may not be delegated to a PTA either, though a PTA may support the preparation and the documentation. Vaccination is regulated the other way round, because delegation to a PTA is expressly allowed there, and the two rules are widely confused.

Four things have to be in place before the first draw:

• A suitable private room is needed that is used for nothing else at the time.
• Written Standardarbeitsanweisungen belong in the pharmacy's quality management system.
• The state authority has to be notified at least one week beforehand.
• The pharmacy needs a route to an akkreditiertes Labor for the samples.

The Mustercurriculum for the training is due by 2 November 2026, but it is not a precondition for starting, so a pharmacy whose pharmacists are trained does not have to wait for it.