VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) (the "Company" or “Avricore”) today announced the planned expansion of its HealthTab™ platform across North East London (NEL), with deployment to an additional 70 community pharmacy sites, building on the success of its NHS-linked cardiovascular programmes delivered in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust.

The programme has attracted national attention, including recent coverage by BBC News highlighting the growing role of community pharmacies in delivering cardiovascular care. The additional sites are expected to be deployed in the coming weeks, reflecting strong pharmacy engagement, increasing clinical demand, and alignment with NHS priorities to shift more care from hospital settings into the community.

“This programme is helping to set a new standard for how point-of-care testing can be delivered effectively and responsibly through community pharmacies, while meeting the clinical and governance expectations of the NHS,” said Rodger Seccombe, CEO of Avricore Health.

The planned deployment reinforces Avricore’s strategic focus on the UK and demonstrates the scalability of HealthTab™ within complex NHS environments. As pharmacy services continue to expand nationally, HealthTab™ is well positioned for further growth across England in both preventive and treatment-linked care pathways.

HealthTab™ at the Core of Scalable, Integrated POCT

HealthTab™ is a complete, turnkey solution for community-based POCT networks, combining best-in-class instruments, cloud software, standardized workflows, and comprehensive training and support. At its center is a secure, cloud-based platform that seamlessly connects point-of-care analyzers, patient results, and QC data into a unified digital infrastructure for distributed testing environments.

This fully integrated approach ensures quality-assured testing, consistent data capture across all locations, and real-time analytics for public-health reporting and performance monitoring, while dramatically reducing implementation complexity for participating sites.

Commitment to Quality and Accuracy

HealthTab™ is designed to meet the highest standards of analytical performance and reliability. Through its partnership with CEQAL Inc., a world-leading reference method laboratory and member of the CDC Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network (CRMLN), HealthTab operates a comprehensive quality management program that mirrors the rigour of accredited clinical laboratories.

The program includes centralized lot monitoring of reagents, internal quality-control procedures, regular external quality-assessment (EQA) events, and expert oversight services to support the accuracy, consistency, and traceability of results to internationally recognized reference standards across participating sites.

About Avricore Health Inc.

Avricore Health Inc. (TSXV: AVCR) is a pharmacy service innovator focused on acquiring and developing early-stage technologies aimed at advancing pharmacy practice and patient care. Through its flagship offering HealthTab™, a wholly owned subsidiary, the Company’s mission is to make actionable health information more accessible to everyone by creating the world’s largest network of rapid testing devices in community pharmacies.

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