FDA seeks non-laboratory diagnostic tests, updates list of bad hand sanitizers
The Food and Drug Administration today released a to help commercial developers submit emergency use authorization requests for COVID-19 diagnostic tests that can be performed in non-laboratory settings and available by prescription or over-the-counter.
鈥淲e hope that with the innovation we鈥檝e seen in test development, we could see tests that you could buy at a drug store, swab your nose or collect saliva, run the test, and receive results within minutes at home, once these tests become available,鈥 said FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D. 鈥淭hese types of tests will be a game changer in our fight against COVID-19 and will be crucial as the nation looks toward reopening.鈥
In other news, FDA yesterday issued emergency use authorizations to and for molecular diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2. The agency also health care providers and the public not to use hand sanitizers containing methanol. FDA has updated its of hand sanitizer products; in most cases, methanol does not appear on the product label.