Rapid strep tests aren’t 100% accurate. Asking your doctor how to collect a throat swab the right way can increase your chances of getting an accurate result. Takeaway.

Checkable’s Strep test has completed its first round of clinical trials and is being submitted to the FDA for over-the-counter approval. The hope is to make the at-home tests available by next year.

Pharmacy strep tests are usually rapid antigen tests. They give results in just a few minutes. If the test shows positive, some pharmacies help right away. Their pharmacists can prescribe antibiotics.

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Fargo-based medical startup, Checkable Medical, is conducting a clinical study to prove the safety and effectiveness of an over-the-counter at-home strep test. Once the ...

Checkable Medical has created an at-home strep test to provide a diagnosis in minutes. Trials are being conducted at Tribe Clinical Research in Greenville.

Rapid tests for strep exist, but they are hard to find in B.C. Back in 2018, a province-wide pilot project of rapid strep tests was introduced at Shoppers Drug Marts that was popular among patients.

Rapid tests for strep exist, but they are hard to find in B.C. Nicholas Johansen/Castanet. Listen to this article. 00:03:10. Health officials this cold-and-flu season have warned about an increase ...