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Don’t use home self-testing kits warns UK medical regulator
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK has issued a warning to the public not to use HIV home-testing kits bought over the internet as they are unregulated and their quality and reliability cannot be guaranteed.
The MHRA warning applies to self-testing kits only, not home sampling HIV tests, which involves taking a sample of body fluid at home and sending it to a regulated lab for testing.
Self-testing kits are not available for purchase over the counter in the UK but are widely available for sale on the internet, often by websites registered outside the UK and not subject to UK regulations.
Free and confidential HIV tests are available at NHS sexual health clinics, community outreach settings such as Body Positive North West, and through some GP surgeries.
To book a free, rapid HIV test call our clinical team on 0161 882 2200.
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