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Can Pharmacies Improve Global Health Delivery By Taking Tests Closer to People?

I live in Canada. I have access to Medicare. I have few complaints, but do wish getting tests done was easier. Every few months, I need to check my blood glucose and lipid levels. While I don't need to make any co-payments, it is a fair bit of effort to go to a health facility, wait in line, and get my blood drawn. And getting my lab results can take days, since they are accessible only to physicians.

What if I could go to a pharmacy two blocks from my home, get tested and get my results via email or phone? I would find that very empowering. Last winter, I got my flu shot at my neighborhood pharmacy. So, why can I not get tests done there?

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  Can Pharmacies Improve Global Health Delivery By Taking Tests Closer to People?

Although pharmacies do sell tests such as pregnancy tests, blood sugar strips and glucometers, blood pressure monitors, and HIV self-tests in some countries, they rarely perform on site testing. This is a missed opportunity.

Drug Store News

Drug Store News has been the voice of the retail drug industry for over seven decades. Forty thousand industry professionals read this publication for its timely coverage of industry news, merchandising trends and pharmacy developments.

Pharmacy Daily

Pharmacy Daily is Australia's newest publication dedicated to the retail pharmacy.

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacy Times is dedicated to providing pharmacists with practical, authoritative information with the ultimate goal of improving patient care. Primarily focused on providing clinical information that pharmacists can use in their everyday practice when counseling patients and interacting with physicians,

Capsule

We are a new kind of pharmacy. Or maybe a new kind of pharmacy mixed with an old type of pharmacy. Anything but a chain type of pharmacy, where you wait in line to talk to people who would rather be anywhere else.

PillPack

We simplify the process of managing medications through a combination of convenient packaging, modern technology, and personalized service.

CIGNA

We are dedicated to providing you with prescription services of the highest value and quality. Through this internet application you can refill an existing prescription, request a price quote and verify the status of an order.

Costco

The Pharmacy at Costco.com offers one-stop shopping for prescription medications. Costco members who want the value and quality of our products now have the convenience and privacy of shopping at home. You can order new prescriptions and refills for medications currently filled at Costco.com, 24 hours a day. They can be delivered anywhere in the United States.

CVS Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on their path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com.

Rite Aid

Simplify your life with Rite Aid's FREE and convenient prescription services. Transfer your prescriptions easily online.

Walgreens

With Walgreens.com, you can refill prescriptions through a number of convenient online options.

Walmart

Save time and money with programs and services available in—store and online.

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

AMCP members apply clinical evidence and economics to help patients access safe and cost-effective medications.

American Association of Pharmacy Technicians

The first pharmacy technician association

American College of Apothecaries

Dedicated to the advancement of professional practice in independent community pharmacy through entrepreneurship and mentoring.

American Pharmacists Association

The American Pharmacists Association is the largest association of pharmacists in the United States and is only organization advancing the entire pharmacy profession.

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

International professional association of senior care pharmacy

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Representing pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings.

Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK

The professional and representative organisation for pharmacy technicians

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists

National voluntary organization of pharmacists

National Association of Chain Drug Stores

NACDS advances a pro-patient and pro-pharmacy agenda. For the ultimate benefit of the consumers served by NACDS members, the mission of NACDS is to advance the interests and objectives of the chain community pharmacy industry, by fostering its growth and promoting its role as a provider of healthcare services and consumer products.

National Community Pharmacists Association

We are dedicated to the continuing growth and prosperity of independent community pharmacy in the United States.

PBA Health

PBA Health is a pharmacy services organization dedicated to the business of independent community pharmacy. We know that running a pharmacy is different than operating any other business out there. That’s why we deliver business products and services designed to help independently owned pharmacies stay successful.

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