GARDEN GROVE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PHASE Scientific Americas (PHASE Scientific), a high-growth biotech company founded by bioengineers from UCLA, announces that its EUA approved INDICAID® COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test (INDICAID® OTC) is now available for non-prescription home use in the United States through its new Shop INDICAID® online store, shop.indicaidusa.com.
The INDICAID® COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test is authorized for nonprescription home use with self-collected shallow nasal samples for individuals aged 14 years or older, or adult-collected nasal samples from individuals aged 2 years or older, with or without symptoms or other epidemiological reasons to suspect COVID-19 when tested twice over three days with at least 24 hours (and no more than 48 hours) between tests.
The performance of INDICAID® for professional use was published in a peer-reviewed article in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal, Microbiology Spectrum. The piece shares data from a prospective multi-site U.S. clinical study, in which INDICAID® demonstrated strong performance, accurately identifying 85% of those who were positive (PPA) and 97% of those who were negative (NPA) for SARS-CoV-2 with self-collected specimens. INDICAID® has also been confirmed to detect COVID-19 Omicron variants based on an independent evaluation by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RADx Variant Task Force.
The professional version of INDICAID® has been widely adopted and utilized for a variety of emergency testing needs in schools, mobile testing sites, urgent care networks, and hospitals. “Shop INDICAID® lets consumers and their families benefit from the quality of our INDICAID® COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test in the comfort of their own home – without a prescription or having to leave their home to purchase it,” said Doug Field, Chief Revenue Officer of PHASE Scientific Americas. “We believe that proactive, at-home diagnostic testing - in concert with point-of-care healthcare provider testing - is an essential element in combatting the spread of COVID-19. The launch of Shop INDICAID® is another step in our efforts to expand the adoption of testing to everyone’s daily life and further support our fight against the pandemic.”
PHASE’s Shop INDICAID® site is built on the Shopify platform. Shopify is a leading provider of essential e-commerce infrastructure for commerce, engineered for reliability, while delivering a fast, easy-to-use, secure shopping experience for consumers. For orders over $20, PHASE is offering free shipping direct from its US facilities to the consumers door. Test kits start at $14.98 for a 2-pack.
About the INDICAID® COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test:
The INDICAID® COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test is authorized for nonprescription home use. INDICAID® is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1) unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner. For additional information about PHASE’s over-the-counter home-use offerings, see https://us.phasescientific.com/indicaid-otc-rapid-antigen-test/
About PHASE Scientific International LTD:
PHASE Scientific Americas is part of PHASE Scientific International LTD, a high-growth biotech company with a mission to inspire a new state of health. PHASE provides novel diagnostic tools and services for cancer and infectious diseases, like COVID-19, with its proprietary technologies. For additional information about PHASE, see https://us.phasescientific.com
