Indicaid COVID-19 tests expiration date extended

Phase Scientific Americas’ Indicaid COVID-19 Rapid Antigen At-Home Test for OTC and Indicaid COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test has updated the shelf-life from 12 to 15 months when stored at 2-30°C from the date of manufacture. 

When COVID-19 started, the Food and Drug Administration determined the printed expiration dates and only approved a shelf-life of about four to six months. However, further data shows that these tests remain accurate for months. If the testing company—like Phase Scientific did last month—conducts a study of the longevity of the test and submits it to FDA, they can be approved for a longer shelf life, the company said. 

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“Phase is always monitoring how we can advance our products to provide the best for our customers,” said Felix Chao, general manager of Phase Scientific Americas. “Our testing of both our Indicaid COVID-19 OTC and PoC products allows our customer the peace of mind that they are getting the best product with this ever-changing virus.”

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This year, the company also tested and validated its Indicaid tests to the multiple variants COVID-19 has spun. This validation is through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative launched by the National Institutes of Health at Emory University in Atlanta. The Indicaid tests were shown to detect these COVID-19 variants at lower concentration levels than the competitive products against which it was evaluated, the company noted.