Call for pharmacists to be able to order blood tests as guidelines for COVID antivirals drawn up

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Call for pharmacists to be able to order blood tests as guidelines for COVID antivirals drawn up

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New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa

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The Pharmaceutical Society has called for pharmacists to be permitted to order blood tests so they can safely dispense Paxlovid and Lagevrio without a prescription
Pharmacists have called for permission to order lab tests as guidelines are drawn up setting out when they should get a GP involved in giving patients