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Leave it to doctors, says NZMA of strep-throat testing in pharmacies

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Thursday 18 July 2019, 02:12 PM

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The NZMA says pharmacists testing for strep throat puts patients at risk

Rapid tests used to check for strep throat in Green Cross Health pharmacies are inaccurate and no pharmacists should be performing strep-screening tes

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