Don't use rapid tests to rule out strep throat, many pharmacists directed

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 04:30 in Health & Medicine

In Nova Scotia — one of the three provinces where in-pharmacy strep tests are available — the College of Pharmacists says it agrees with infectious disease specialists that the rapid tests shouldn't be used to diagnose strep throat, especially in children.

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