The truth about Japanese rapid screening reagents
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As the epidemic heats up, more and more friends come to inquire about our quick screening reagents. Therefore, we also looked at the quick screening in Japan.
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Straight to the point of finishing:
1. There are cheap saliva quick screening reagents in Japan, but they have not passed the Japanese audit, and the production company has basically never heard of it. It is not a big pharmaceutical company, and Taiwan does not recognize its test results.
2. The rapid screening reagents certified by Japan are very expensive, and there are very few in the market. Almost all of them are nasal mucosa samples, produced by large pharmaceutical companies, and Taiwan does not recognize the test results. The storage temperature is 2~30 degrees, we cannot guarantee the temperature of its delivery process
3. The rapid screening is not officially certified by Taiwan. Even if the test is positive, it cannot be used as the basis for judging the epidemic prevention policy, and subsequent relevant procedures cannot be carried out. (Policies related to epidemic prevention change rapidly, please confirm the current epidemic prevention regulations by yourself)
4. There are already many channels in Taiwan to purchase household rapid screening reagents, drugstores, convenience stores, supermarkets, and finished products. The price is also very cheap at NT$175 (epidemic prevention-related policies change rapidly, please confirm the current stage of epidemic prevention by yourself. specification)
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In my past experience, quick screening reagents are very common in Japan. Amazon, Rakuten, all major online stores, you can buy anything, buy today and arrive tomorrow. I have received some publicity work before. Before work, I will receive the rapid screening reagent provided by the manufacturer, and only go to work in the local area after confirming that it is negative. So I was a little surprised to hear that Taiwan could not buy reagents.
I carefully studied the instructions of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (equivalent to Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare). The saliva quick screening reagents that are easily available in the Japanese market include the saliva quick screening reagents that I have used in the past. These are relatively cheap. The rapid screening reagents are not the in vitro diagnostic medicines recognized by the Japanese state , and the companies that produce these rapid screening reagents are not the big pharmaceutical companies that are often seen in the market. The research on the packaging is only the specification of the Japanese Jingpin notation, and does not mean that the product has passed any special test or audit.
These products have not been certified by the Japanese government, but they are not illegal, so they can be easily purchased in Japan. They all have their own accuracy rate, but this accuracy rate is not recognized by the Japanese state, and the quick screening results are only It can be used as a reference, but it cannot be used as a diagnosis result for the Japanese government . (The results of in vitro diagnostic medical products recognized by the Japanese state are the same. The results of quick screening cannot be regarded as diagnostic results, and the diagnosis still needs to go to a medical institution.) However, in Japan, which can be said to coexist with the virus, such products still exist. Used extensively in various personal and unofficial tests.
The price of this type of product is about 760 yen.
If you want to use it, please evaluate its risks by yourself, our company cannot be responsible.
The following picture is the announcement of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, telling everyone to choose the in vitro diagnostic medicines certified by Japan when purchasing rapid screening reagents.
The fast screening reagents approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are the fast screening reagents for the nasal mucosa (basically all the fast screening reagents approved by Japan are the nasal mucosa fast screening reagents). It is a common Japanese big pharmaceutical company, such as Rohto, Shimadzu and international big brands. Although approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the self-test results cannot be regarded as diagnostic results. In Japan, the recognized diagnostic results still need to go to a medical institution.
The difference between using the quick-screening reagents approved by Japan and the quick-screening reagents that are reviewed is that the accuracy of the quick-screening reagents that have been reviewed is certified by the Japanese government.
Since most of the rapid screening reagents approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are collected by the government, the number is not large. It also led me to wonder why there are no rapid screening reagents made by major pharmaceutical companies on the market. Now I know that it's not that there are none, but that, like the compressors made in Japan, they are very, very rare.
List of quick screening reagents reviewed and approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_11331.html
The rapid screening reagents reviewed by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are as follows
SARS-CoV-2 ラピッド Antigen テスト produced by ROSHIュ・ダイアグノスィックス Co., Ltd.
Only the whole box is sold, a box of 25 pieces, the cost of the whole box is 53,000 yen, and the average one is 2,120 yen.
Are there any cheap quick screening reagents in Japan? Yes, and they are easy to buy, but these reagents are not approved reagents. The rapid screening reagents that have really passed the review of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are expensive and rare.
For Taiwan, regardless of whether all the above-mentioned reagents have passed the Japanese national audit, as long as they are not EUA products approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the test results cannot be used as the basis for judging with the epidemic prevention policy, and the applicant is responsible for it. If you are in another area, please check the local regulations yourself. According to Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center, from 5/11 to 6/30, personal use of new coronavirus detection reagents can be imported through convenient customs clearance. The relevant regulations are as follows, please confirm by yourself.
That is to say, the drugs you imported by yourself are not the quick screening officially certified by Taiwan. Even if the test is positive, it cannot be used as the basis for judging the epidemic prevention policy, and the follow-up related procedures cannot be carried out. (Policies related to epidemic prevention change rapidly, please confirm the current epidemic prevention regulations by yourself)
In view of the above information, organize a key point
1. There are cheap saliva quick screening reagents in Japan, but they have not passed the Japanese audit, and the production company has basically never heard of it. It is not a large pharmaceutical company, and Taiwan does not recognize its test results.
2. The rapid screening reagents certified by Japan are very expensive, and there are very few in the market. Almost all of them are nasal mucosa samples, produced by large pharmaceutical companies, and Taiwan does not recognize the test results. The storage temperature is 2~30 degrees, and we cannot guarantee the temperature of its delivery process.
3. The rapid screening is not officially certified by Taiwan. Even if the test is positive, it cannot be used as the basis for judging the epidemic prevention policy, and subsequent relevant procedures cannot be carried out. (Policies related to epidemic prevention change rapidly, please confirm the current epidemic prevention regulations by yourself)
4. There are already many channels in Taiwan to buy household quick screening reagents, drugstores, convenience stores, supermarkets, finished products, and the price is also very cheap at NT$175 (epidemic prevention-related policies change rapidly, please confirm the current stage by yourself). Epidemic prevention regulations)