The Ministry of Health announced 11 more pharmacies will be able to test people for strep throat and ear infections through an expansion of scope pilot project first launched in January.

Now that official training has been completed, nine of the pharmacies can conduct one-stop testing for strep throat; two more will be able to test starting in January 2026. That will mean 22 locations in the province can test for the bacterial infection.

Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill made the announcement from a pharmacy in Warman, Sask.

Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill announced the expansion at one of the recently accredited pharmacies in Warman, Sask. (Travis Reddaway/CBC)

“This is a great opportunity to really expand what can be done in a pharmacy from a primary care sense so that people can sta

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