Following the approval of the sale of the new coronavirus antigen test kit to the general public, sales of the test kit have begun at pharmacies in Tokyo.
The feature of the antigen test kit is that the results can be obtained in about 15 to 30 minutes, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved the use of products approved by the government only in medical settings, but the general public is at home. Last week, we approved the sale at pharmacies so that we could carry out the inspection ourselves.
On the morning of the 8th, a test kit arrived at a pharmacy in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, and after taking out cotton swabs and body donation extracts used for the test and wrapping them one by one, a sticker was posted to inform them of the start of sales. rice field.
When selling an antigen test kit, it is necessary for the pharmacist to explain the precautions such as collecting the sample from the nose by the correct method and that if the amount of virus is small, it may not be positive even if infected. At this pharmacy, we invited the person in charge of the manufacturer to conduct training prior to sales.
A man in his 40s who visited a pharmacy said, "There are limits to antigen testing, and I think it is important to take measures against infection such as wearing a mask, but I am grateful that there are more options available locally." ..
Noriko Isobe, a pharmacist at Tanashihoncho Dispensing Pharmacy, said, "We are preparing to introduce medical institutions if a positive result is obtained, so I hope that the residents will be able to smoothly connect to medical care." I was talking.