Introducing Point of Care Testing to Pharmacies

Introducing Point of Care Testing to Pharmacies

24 June 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

A variety of Point of Care tests can be offered within the pharmacy using our compact and portable devices. Examples of situations where tests can add to a pharmacyโ€™s service include:

๐Ÿ‘‰ A ๐˜พ๐™๐™‹/๐™ˆ๐™ญ๐˜ผ test measures levels of inflammation and helps to distinguish whether someone has a bacterial or viral infection, thereby facilitating responsible antimicrobial stewardship. Test patients presenting with an upper respiratory infection before prescribing antibiotics.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Consider the nutritional aspects of patients' health that may affect their immediate and long-term wellbeing -provide a speedy ๐™‘๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜ฟ, ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ (iron deficiency) or ๐™ƒ๐™—๐˜ผ1๐™˜ (diabetes/prediabetes) test using a finger-prick blood sample prior to recommending supplements or lifestyle changes.

๐Ÿ‘‰ A simple capillary ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก blood test can be used for ongoing monitoring of lipid levels or can determine whether a referral is needed for further investigation.

Our Pสœแด€ส€แดแด€แด„ส TRIO POCT Pแด€แด„แด‹แด€ษขแด‡ enables a range of clinically valuable test results in under 5 minutes and includes:

๐Ÿฉธ Compact ๐—”๐—™๐—œ๐—”๐—ฆ-๐Ÿญ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ with an all-in-one cartridge system which supports an extensive range of tests including Vitamin D, Ferritin and CRP/MxA, PSA and hormones with results in 15 minutes or less.ย 

๐Ÿฉธ Hand-held ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ธยฎ ๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ for lipid and glucose testing from a small capillary blood sample with results in 90 seconds.

๐Ÿฉธ The ๐—”๐Ÿญ๐—ฐ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธยฎ is the Worldโ€™s first disposable HbA1c test that is CE certified for home use and comes in a retail pack of 4-tests that allows a full yearโ€™s testing in the comfort of the patient's own home.ย 

Weโ€™d love to hear about yourย pharmacyย and see how we can help you introduce Point of Care Testing to your service.

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