If they publish the date when the kits you are buying expire, you are not buying a pig in a poke. 109 0 obj <>stream The FDA granted an additional 3-month shelf life to the printed expiration date on the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test kits. Then you get them and the second problem comes up-that many, many of the tests expire within one month to four to five months. The testsweredeliveredtoday via FedEx. Based on additional studies, the FDA has granted a 3-month expiration extension to all lots. Many, many people are buying these kits thinking they last for a year. Started June 21, 2021, By OMG OMG, we got two test kits a week before we were going to cruise. But thanks for the offer, Im not heartbroken, we live in an extremely rural area, this is the best option for us. Your COVID-19 Testing Questions Answered | Abbott U.S. Baltimore Cruise, your tests may not be good. I did a fair bit of research when I drafted my consumer protection claim letter (that won't be filed as my claim is now void.) Use the instructions to see the letter and listing of BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card lots which qualify for this expiry extension. BE AWARE if you buy a number of them that you will get tests expiring in January or February-and the website and your test won't make that clear. We shouldn't have to spend hours researching a medical product in order to buy it. That is why the kits are shipped in a timely fashion and why buyers of the kits are warned to make sure that someone is available to receive the shipment. I am not sure if there are any currently manufactured tests even available. One, shipping is a problem now. In the meantime, it is clearly shipping the kits it still has on hand. These lots were originally dated with an expiry of 6 months, and data supports a three-month extension (9 months total). A listing of BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card lots, part number 195-000, which qualify for this expiry extension, can be found in Attachment 1. The Refund policy on the eMed web site says that: "We are unable to provide a refund or a replacement kit due to expiration. Also, as an FYI, when I called the company, I had a 45 minute for a representative, and she was quite rude and refused to give me tests with longer expiration dates (perhaps because they don't have any.) This thread is like a zombie..Just when you think it is dead, it arises again with the same misinformation about expiry dates and screams of consumer fraud. You can see 195-100 in two places (circled in yellow and at the red arrow): it's the Reference number. The expiration date is based upon the stability data available at the time of the submission of a marketing application to the FDA. We are bound and determined to go, will be first plane flights and cruise in two years. What is your Lot number? That is alot if you are one person, and still a fair bit if you are two people. I'm in Corona so I can just drop them off on a weekend. Thanks! The device housing has a 2D barcode for use with NAVICA. I urge everyone to file consumer protection lawsuits as Emed is trying to rip people off. As they don't have any documentation on the website about the expiration of the 195-100 tests . Sorry Cruisnmama, cant be done. You are better off trying to get a free test from Quest for your HAL cruise. Thanks, Sprinkles. TheNavica appis the monitoring feature (basically a zoom call), which is what makes the BinaxNOW test acceptable to the CDC and other governments. Here's the FDA's letter, which is on the eMed web site: I see you are in Riverside. This is not misinformation and it is not consumer fraud. 72 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9906F022974EC94AA58C5624E0015F29><152B7B4274FF6A409E56B067F44D347D>]/Index[53 57]/Info 52 0 R/Length 99/Prev 260535/Root 54 0 R/Size 110/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream These lots were originally dated with an expiry of 6 or 9 months. The Abbott test I just bought from Optum (2 Pk for $69) clearly address the expiration date: It is definitely frustrating that the test kits shipping now have only a few months left before they expire. PDF BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Product Expiry Update - Vermont Department of A listing of BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test lots which qualify for this expiry extension, can be found in Attachment 1. You can find the lot number for your at-home COVID test on its box, usually on a sticker with its expiration date. 3940 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9FA8FA779920CD45A6D110265A75C78E><0E59C22E58FDF64F8B5FA2BF7208EF9E>]/Index[3914 44]/Info 3913 0 R/Length 123/Prev 325113/Root 3915 0 R/Size 3958/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Since your cruise is in December, you are probably good. I can say that on Saturday there were two different data sheets showing reference tests 195-000 with different manufacture dates that expired in less than twelve months. (The lot was manufactured on Feb. 2, 2021, the other date on the label.) stream Heartwell Medical is always looking for ways to help our customers save even more money. Find articles on fitness, diet, nutrition, health news headlines, medicine, diseases . endobj If they cost $30, you may not mind. I hope this additional information is helpful. Enter the lot number exactly as shown in the field below and press https://modernacovid19global.com/en-US/vial-lookup?slug=vial-lookup, https://www.health-improve.org/ihealth-lot-number-lookup/, Health (8 days ago) WebPlease click here for details or look up new expiration dates by lot numbers. Health (Just Now) WebContact iHealth customer service for technical support, pre-sales inquiries, to check order status, or to change or cancel your order before it ships. We were just talking aboutAbbott BinaxNOW Covid-19Ag Home Tests versus Abbott BinaxNOW Covid-19Antigen Self Test on a another roll call. 4 0 obj When the kit was first manufactured and distributed, it was intended as a at home test kit for those who needed to know if they had Covid 19. CC Help Jenn They list that the product expires in 12 months (although when they wrote to me, they told me my kits expire in 11 months, so I am not actually sure when it expires. At least with the other company you are only buying two tests. The image below helps you to locate the lot number of the Abbott BinaxNOW test kits. The kits were distributed two to a pack as a second test was provided to give a back up test for three days after the first test (depending on first test results) or as a test within two -three weeks to see if a positive patient was now negative. I posted this after waiting 45 minutes to talk to an Emed rep who was rude and snarky to me, so I was pretty hot under the collar when I wrote the first post. hb```f ea$j{@, oC80 uAA W SmsAhA "(`F ~VLLML2aa:C>n5&CAz@ Np On 9/21/2021 at 11:05 AM, cruisin'mama said: 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. This is what they are doing, and this is what is totally reprehensible about their company's behavior. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Tried to put the 6 drops into the upper window and found the bottle was completely dry. Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.: BinaxNOW COVID -19 Ag Card Home Test . Happy to help a fellow cruiser. A listing of BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Kit lot numbers, part number 195-000, which qualify for this expiry extension, can be found in Attachment 1. Abbott Binax NOW kits Home Test vs Self Test. 518.867.8384 fax, Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities. endobj But they won't wait to purchase them in case they can't get them at all, which only adds to the expected shortage. Detects active COVID-19 infection. (eMed are the folks who proctor the tests, and one of the on-line sellers of the tests. Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions, C858B0A9-6769-424D-B129-59363EDAC023.jpeg, B5073042-BF8A-4EEC-BD19-0938D8732763.jpeg. I checked on the website and founds in the FAQs they had a 1 year expiration period-otherwise, I would have bought two. The self-test is indicated for children as young as 2 years old when samples are collected by an adult, and for all people 15 and older. Perform simple test procedure using a minimally invasive nasal swab. Our cruise begins December 1, 2021. As was reported in the NY Times, the market for test kits took a nosedive in the late spring after vaccines became widely available and the number of Covid cases declined steeply, and Abbott reacted by scaling down production. The current expiration date is 10-5-2021 and we sail 11-28-2021. Know your result now, without a need to wait for results from your healthcare provide. Defiant, if your bottle was dry, and you could not perform the test, then that is definitely a defective test. Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc.: BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home 12-month to 15-month self-life extension granted by the FDA January 11, 2023 . Originally they had a short expiration life. Hiding expiration dates under conditions where the company says they won't return a product instead of clearly posting it on the website is a deceptive act. I have no issue with them selling a good product. The number 195-100is not a lot number. I get that. If you look at page 6 of the Abbott letter linked below, you will see Lot Numbers 143543 A,B,C, D and E, showing the original expiration date of Oct. 5, 2021 and the extended expiration date of Jan. 5, 2022. Contact Us. Anyone else have a test that isn't listed on FDA notice? The test for is for self-use when people test themselves twice within three days, with 36 hours between the two tests. As the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services puts it, This is very welcome news and will allow everyone to more fully utilize our existing supply.. Good day, all. 3 0 obj Since I used the "quote selection" tool in @sambamama's comment 22 above (she is the one who posted the inaccurate info I was correcting), I am not sure how your name got in the quote box in my post. . Expiration Date Extended on BinaxNOW Tests - Argentum I also have a cruise in early February and was going to buy a 6 pack but dont want the second 3to expire before I need them at the beginning of February. I am not sure if there are any currently manufactured tests even available. This test combined with eMed telehealth services, and eMed lab's result, meets conditions of proof of negative COVID-19 test by the CDC. Looking up Lot number 142400 on the second Abbott letter linked above, we find that the extended expiration date is Jan. 3, 2022. This test is authorized for non-prescription home use with self-collected anterior nasal (nares) swab samples from individuals aged 15 . They have now gotten approval to extend the life of these tests up to a year-some are only 6 or 9 months however. The expiration date on the tests is 9/18/21, a couple of days before I ordered. In Stock & Shipping Daily. Do COVID tests expire? - Inquirer.com Expiration Date Extended on BinaxNOW Tests, The letter and a list of lots that qualify for the extension can be found here. Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test - Cardinal Health This is why they are marketing it in batches of six, and why they forbid you to sell it or give it to anyone else. Emed just refunded all my money for my tests. Unfortunately, months later, the Delta variant cause the surge in cases in which we are now caught up, and Abbott has had to ramp up operations. . It's not the number linked to an expiration date. But also hate the idea that I'd buy them and not need them, preventing someone else from getting their hands on them. PDF BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Product Expiry Update - Ohio ", https://www.emed.com/cancellation-policy?hsLang=en. THAT DATE IS NOT 12 MONTHS LATER! And Im definitely willing to pay for them! Beverly , yes my number also does not appear. As noted in the emergency use authorization, the BinaxNOW professional test must meet all three of the following requirements: For questions about the BinaxNOW professional test, contact the Abbott Technical Services Team: To request a biweekly supply of the tests: MDH has a limited supply of BinaxNOW professional tests. There is no intent in selling a "pig in a poke.". How often does this have to be explained(hopefully this explanation will not be deleted again as previous ones were). Buried in their website is that the tests are non-returnable, and that any lawsuit must go to arbitration. Feel free to contact us on the phone, email or even live chat! Lot Number, https://www.fda.gov/media/164551/download, Health (6 days ago) WebLink to search by Lot No. Please review the letter issued by the FDA here for more information:https://eMed.com/FDA. The expiration date to reference is the one on the outside of the box by the hourglass icon. (The earliest original expiration dates in theletters that Abbott then sent to customers in May to notify them of the extended expiration dates were not until September 2021. Please refer to this letter: There is a nationwide short supply of Covid Antigen tests therefore your test kit may expire as soon as December 21, 2021. The test kits originally had a shelf life of about 9 months, but the FDA extended that to 12 months based on data showing longer shelf-life stability. Our staff will review your request and get back to you soon.".