Patients need timely, convenient access to care for common health conditions. Pharmacists are highly trained, trusted, and accessible healthcare providers who can help expand testing and treatment options in communities across the country.
Pharmacist test-and-treat policies help patients receive testing, assessment, treatment when appropriate, and referrals when additional care is needed — all through convenient community pharmacy settings.
Expanding pharmacist test-and-treat authority is a practical, widely supported solution to help meet today’s healthcare access challenges.
Pharmacist test-and-treat policies allow pharmacists to provide testing and initiate treatment, when appropriate under state law, for certain common health conditions. Pharmacists may also refer patients to another healthcare provider when additional evaluation or care is needed.
Depending on state law, test-and-treat services may support conditions such as influenza (flu), strep throat, COVID-19, RSV, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and other common or minor illnesses.
Timely access to care remains a challenge for many communities due to provider shortages, transportation barriers, and long wait times. Pharmacist test-and-treat services can help:
To timely care for common conditions.
In rural and underserved communities.
Through trusted neighborhood pharmacies.
In getting treatment when it is needed.
For better health outcomes.
Reducing reliance on more expensive care settings.
Research shows strong public support for expanding pharmacist-provided testing and treatment services and increasing access to timely care.
of most U.S. adults support pharmacists conducting tests and providing treatment for common illnesses.
of most U.S. adults support insurers paying pharmacists for testing and initiating treatment.
support pharmacist testing and treatment for flu; 75% for strep throat; 73% for UTIs; and 73% for COVID-19.
Nationwide poll conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores from October 25–30, 2023, among 10,031 adults. Full survey margin of error: plus or minus 1 percentage point.
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