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London Drugs joins other community organizations offering testing for the curable liver-targeting virus.
Richmondites will have one more option to find out if they have hepatitis C starting Monday as London Drugs joins other community organizations offering testing for the curable liver-targeting virus.
London Drugs rolled out in-pharmacy hepatitis C testing at some of its Lower Mainland locations earlier this fall, and on Nov. 19 will begin offering it at its Ironwood location.
“We want to provide a convenient way for people to access care,” said Jane Xia, manager of special pharmacy services.
The test involves a quick finger-prick, and 20 minutes later the pharmacist can read the patient their results and connect them with a physician if it looks like they’re producing hepatitis C antibodies.
At London Drugs the tests cost $24, a fee which covers the testing kit itself, Xia said.
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