Sore throat testing could be next step for Pharmacy First, says chief pharmacist for Scotland

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The Scottish government is looking into ways of expanding the Pharmacy First service, including a ‘test and treat’ service for sore throats, the chief pharmaceutical ocer for Scotland has told The Pharmaceutical Journal. Alison Strath was speaking after the number of consultations under the service for minor ailments and common conditions hit 2 million. She said that the government was “working closely with NHS 24 and health board partners” to consider “some of the areas that we could logically extend to next” .