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Should we introduce screening tests in pharmacies to avoid antibiotic shortages? This measure means that despite your prescription, it may be mandatory to take an additional test at the pharmacy.
How do you know if antibiotics will really work against your angina? Thanks to a rapid test, a swab VSovid, with a throat swab. “If the patient has this famous bacteria in the throat thanks to the detection of the test, he will be able to be referred by the pharmacist to the doctor for possible antibiotics”explains Elsa Sebbanepharmacist.
The test could be made compulsory
The government wants to develop these screening tests. Thus, pharmacists will be able to prescribe the antibiotic for angina themselves. Another avenue considered: in the event of a shortage of medications, the test could be made compulsory. A retiree believes people are taking too many antibioticss and claims that she was willing to take the test. Others fear that their doctor no longer has the last word.