The FDA has authorized LabCorp’s Pixel Covid-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use by any individual 18 years and older without a prescription. This product, which is authorized as the first covdi-19 direct-to-consumer (non-prescription) test system, allows an individual to self-collect a nasal swab sample at home and then send that sample for testing to LabCorp. Positive or invalid test results are then delivered to the user by phone call from a healthcare provider. Negative test results are delivered via email or online portal.
This home sample collection kit can be purchased online or in a store without a prescription. It is intended to enable users to access information about their covid-19 infection status that could aid with determining if self-isolation (quarantine) is appropriate and to assist with health care decisions after discussion with a health care professional.
“This is the first kit for consumers to self-collect a nasal sample for COVID-19 in their home that does not require a prescription,” says Jeff Shuren, MD, JD, director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “While many home collection kits can be prescribed with a simple online questionnaire, this newly authorized direct-to-consumer collection kit removes that step from the process, allowing anyone to collect their sample and send it to the lab for processing.”
