Pharmacy teams should not use or supply rapid antibody tests
Written by admin on Friday 24th July 2020
Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive of the GPhC asks pharmacies to ‘support public health’ by not offering the test to the public
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) have advised Pharmacy teams that ‘in the light of current public health advice’ it is ‘not appropriate’ to be selling or recommending rapid antibody tests in community pharmacies ‘at this point in time’.
Further details can be read in the following 'The Pharmacist' news article:
GPhC Letter to Pharmacy teams:
Public Health England guidance: