VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) (the “Company” or “Avricore”) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, HealthTab Ltd. (“HealthTab”), has completed an integration with HeartEye, a UK provider of AI-based retinal cardiovascular risk assessment. The integration creates a new referral pathway into community pharmacy: people found to be at elevated cardiovascular risk by a HeartEye retinal scan at their optician can be referred to a nearby HealthTab-enabled pharmacy for further assessment and care. HealthTab and Abbott will be showcasing their turnkey pharmacy-based point-of-care testing solution at The Pharmacy Show 2026, taking place October 11–12 at the NEC in Birmingham, including the new HeartEye integration as part of the connected patient journey.