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French Pharmacies Begin Selling HIV/AIDS Home Testing Kits

French Pharmacies Begin Selling HIV/AIDS Home Testing Kits

by The Daily Eye Team September 19 2015, 5:09 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secs

Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS went on sale in French pharmacies Tuesday, as part of a government plan to encourage early detection of the virus.The test, which is manufactured by the French pharmaceuticals company AAZ-LMB, involves pricking one's finger to obtain a small blood sample from which it can detect the antibodies HIV1 and HIV2. The kit is available over the counter and delivers results in just 15 minutes. It generally retails for 25 to 28 euros ($28.20 to $31.50). France is the third country to approve self-testing for HIV/AIDS. The United States introduced an oral testing kit in 2012; self-test kits went on sale in Britain in April. Prior to the introduction of home testing, rapid diagnostic tests could only be performed by approved testing centers. Read More?at www.news.vice.com




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