The COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing site at Walgreens in Encinitas operates from the Encinitas Boulevard pharmacy at the intersection with El Camino Real, providing PCR and rapid antigen diagnostic screening. The drive-through format allows specimen collection without entering the pharmacy, a contactless model distinct from the walk-in diagnostic services available at North Coast Medical Pharmacy on El Camino Real. Walgreens store #11653 supports testing through the chain's national FindCare platform, which manages appointment scheduling and results delivery for this Encinitas Boulevard location. Testing operates within the pharmacy's broader health services infrastructure alongside immunizations, compounding, and durable medical equipment—services that complement urgent-care diagnostics at UC San Diego Health Express Care Encinitas. Specimen processing employs nasopharyngeal and anterior nares swab collection protocols with results routed through CLIA-certified reference laboratories for RT-PCR nucleic acid amplification confirmation.