NACDS Applauds Decision to Approve Decision to Approve Pharmacists-Provided Covid-19 Testing
NACDS – representing 40,000 pharmacies with 155,000 pharmacists – has urged removing major barrier to patient testing by empowering the most accessible healthcare professionals Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today welcomed new federal guidance authorizing licensed pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued the guidance under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act. NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, hailed the announcement, saying: “The Trump Administration, […]
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